Seraphim Rose
Seraphim Rose | |
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Rose in monastic dress | |
| Title | Hieromonk |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Eugene Dennis Rose August 13, 1934 |
| Died | September 2, 1982 (aged 48) |
| Parent | Esther Rose |
| Notable work(s) | |
| Education | Pomona College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA) |
| Relatives | Eileen Rose Busby (sister), Cathy Scott (niece), J. Michael Scott (nephew) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Church | Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia |
| Founder of | Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery |
| Monastic name | Seraphim |
| Ordination | Tonsured a monk in October 1970 Ordained a priest in 1977 by Bishop Nektary of Seattle |
Seraphim Rose (born Eugene Dennis Rose; August 13, 1934 – September 2, 1982), also known as Seraphim of Platina, was an American priest and hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California. He translated Eastern Orthodox Christian texts and authored several works. His writings have been credited with helping to spread Eastern Orthodox Christianity throughout the West; his popularity equally extended to Russia itself, where his works were secretly reproduced and distributed by samizdat during the Communist era, remaining popular today.
Rose's opposition to Eastern Orthodox participation in the ecumenical movement and his advocacy of the contentious "toll house teaching" led him into conflict with some. Though he has not been formally canonized by any synod, many Eastern Orthodox Christians hold him in high esteem, venerating him in iconography, liturgy and prayer.
Rose's monastery is currently affiliated with the Serbian Orthodox Church and continues to carry on his work of publishing and Eastern Orthodox missionary activity.