Isaac I of Optina

Russian Orthodox monk

Schema-archimandrite Isaac I of Optina (Russian: Схиархимандрит Исаакий Антимонов), or Ivan Ivanovich Antimonov before tonsure, was the superior of Optina Hermitage from 1862 to 1894. Elder Isaac is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Elder Isaac I of Optina". The Orthodox Word. Vol. 58. Platina, California: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood. January–April 2022. pp. 1–99. ISSN 0030-5839.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Complete Life of the Monk Isaac the Elder of Optina". Optina Pustyn (in Russian). Optina Monastery. 21 March 2023.

Further reading

  • Belovidov, Agapitus (1995). Life of the Elder of Optina, Archimandrite Isaac Antimonov (in Russian). Optina Hermitage.