Tryphon of Pechenga
Tryphon of Pechenga | |
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| Enlightener of the Sami Abbot of Pechenga, Venerable | |
| Born | 1495 Torzhok, Russia |
| Died | 1583 (aged 87–88) Pechenga |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 15 December |
| Patronage | Invoked by Russian mariners |
Tryphon of Pechenga (Russian: Преподобный Трифон Печенгский, Кольский; Finnish: Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen (Kuolalainen); Skolt Sami: Pââʹss Treeffan; Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish: St./S:t Trifon av Petsamo; 1495–1583) was a Russian monk and ascetic in the Eastern Orthodox Church on the Kola Peninsula and in Lapland in the 16th century. He is considered to be the founder of the Pechenga Monastery and "Enlightener of the Sami".