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St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

"The world lies in a state of spiritual deception and manifests an affinity for those in the same state. But it despises and rejects those who serve Truth…"

"Knowing the Saviour and thus acquiring eternal blessedness is man's primary happiness on earth, and his only treasure..,"

"Faster and faster time passes, and the hour of our entrance into eternity draws nigh. Make use of your days on earth to prepare for this. Such preparation dispels temporal sorrows and brings consolation, thereby indicating that this preparation is indeed a preparation for blessedness…"

5/12/2023

Champion of the Arena—Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov

Archpriest Nicholas Deputatov

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Rating: 7.6|Votes: 14

Champion of the Arena—Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov

Archpriest Nicholas Deputatov

That piety so characteristic of all levels of society in Holy Russia. was rapidly evaporating from the 19th century high society intelligentsia when God raised up from its very midst a true ascetic and Church writer, Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov. In him was combined a rare eloquence of style and a profound understanding of the Christian life of struggle through which he was able to inspire many souls, blinded by Western "enlightened" ideas, to return to the saving enclosure of the Church.

The Basics of Spiritual Life, Based on the Writings of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Part I

Alexei Ilyich Osipov

Rating: 4.7|Votes: 48

The Basics of Spiritual Life, Based on the Writings of St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Part I

Alexei Ilyich Osipov

On the other hand, a correct spiritual life is unthinkable without patristic guidance. Before this seemingly insurmountable impasse, we can see the full significance of the spiritual inheritance of those fathers, most of whom are closer to us in time, who “restated” this earlier patristic experience of spiritual life in a language more accessible to a modern man little acquainted with this life, who usually has neither a capable guide nor sufficient strength. The works of Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov are among the best of these “restatements,” which provide an impeccably reliable “key” to understanding the teachings of great laborers in the science of sciences—the ascetics.

“The Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov’s) Teaching on Prayer

Alexei Ilyich Osipov, Hieromonk Adrian (Pashin)

Rating: 7|Votes: 12

“The Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov’s) Teaching on Prayer

Alexei Ilyich Osipov, Hieromonk Adrian (Pashin)

Why is it that I turned to his works in particular? As is well known, the oral and written accounts of him by all the Optina Elders and many other pious Russian ascetics are not simply positive, but rather, I’d say, are filled with admiration.

On Reading the Gospels

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Rating: 9.2|Votes: 11

On Reading the Gospels

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Do not be satisfied with a mere fruitless reading of the Gospel; strive to fulfill its commandments, and read it with your deeds. This is the book of life, and you have to read it with your life.

A Brief Life of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

Rating: 8.4|Votes: 7

A Brief Life of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

St. Ignatius (Dimitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov in the world) was born on February 5, 1807 on his father’s estate in the village of Pokrov in the Vologda Province. His mother gave birth to him after a prolonged infertility, by her fervent prayers and travels to the surrounding holy places. The boy spent his childhood in the solitude of village life; from his earliest years he was inexplicably attracted to the monastic life. His religious temper appeared all the more noticeably with age, being manifested in a special disposition towards prayer and the reading of spiritual books.

Sayings of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

Rating: 4.5|Votes: 49

Sayings of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov stands out as one of the greatest patristic writers of the nineteenth century. On this commemoration day of Holy Hierarch Ignatius Brianchaninov, we have translated some quotes from his ascetical writings.