St. John of Kronstadt in his garden.

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The late Father John of Cronstadt in his garden.

The late Father St. John of Kronstadt in his garden.

Ivan Ilyich Sergiev 1829-1909, also known as the Holy righteous John of Kronstadt, was an archpriest of the Russian Orthodox Church, who was canonized in 1964.
Since 1856, he kept a diary (“My Life in Christ”), which was posthumously translated into many different languages ​​and is considered as a guideline for many Orthodox.

Source: Provincial Russia. Painted by F. De Haenen. Described by G. Dobson, H.M. Grove, and H. Stewart. Published by Adam and Charles Black, London 1913.

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