RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Theophan the Recluse

1815 - 1894

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Theophan the Recluse (Russian: Феофан Затворник, romanized: Feofan Zatvornik), also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha (Russian: святитель Феофан Затворник Вышенский; January 10, 1815 – January 6, 1894), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988. Born as Georgy Vasilievich Govorov, he became a monk in 1841, taking the name Theophan. He is best known through the books and letters he wrote concerning spiritual life, especially on the subjects of the Christian life and the training of youth in the faith. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theophan the Recluse has received more than 156,909 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Theophan the Recluse is the 1,800th most popular religious figure, the 1,025th most popular biography from Russia and the 25th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Theophan the Recluse ranks 1,800 out of 3,187. Before him are Macarius of Alexandria, Matsyendranatha, Émilie de Villeneuve, John Tong Hon, Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov, and Hripsime. After him are Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, John X of Antioch, Ignaz von Döllinger, Fulton J. Sheen, Puṇṇa Mantānīputta, and Engelbert II of Berg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Theophan the Recluse ranks 39. Before him are Jean-Delphin Alard, Charles Renouvier, John A. Macdonald, Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Louis Le Chatelier, and Robert Remak. After him are George Averoff, Temistocle Solera, Louise Rasmussen, Ang Mey, Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, and Mykhailo Verbytskyi. Among people deceased in 1894, Theophan the Recluse ranks 36. Before him are Christina Rossetti, Marietta Alboni, Heinrich Hoffmann, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Gall, and William Waddington. After him are Amelia Bloomer, Auguste Vaillant, Władysław Czartoryski, Conrad of Parzham, Walter Pater, and Thomas Joannes Stieltjes.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Theophan the Recluse ranks 1,025 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Izvolsky (1856), Söyembikä of Kazan (1516), Vitaly Abalakov (1906), Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852), Marat Safin (1980), and Alexander Tormasov (1752). After him are Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov (1874), Fyodor Sergeyev (1883), Ivan Smirnov (1881), Vasily Golovnin (1776), Franz Overbeck (1837), and Nikolai Luzin (1883).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Theophan the Recluse ranks 25. Before him are Anna Vyrubova (1884), Matrona Nikonova (1881), Patriarch Alexy I of Moscow (1877), Abdurreshid Ibrahim (1857), Patriarch Pimen I of Moscow (1910), and Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov (1852). After him are Innocent of Alaska (1797), Hyacinth (1777), Stephen of Perm (1340), Patriarch Job of Moscow (1525), Gamzat-bek (1789), and Patriarch Hermogenes of Moscow (1530).

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