Life of St. Anthony of Optinsky

The attention of readers is offered the life of a wonderful Optina ascetic of the Monk Anthony (Putilov) - the inhabitant of the Optina desert of the first half of the 19th century. The hagiographer managed to convey the amazing features of the character of the abbot Anthony, the main of which is special humility, and humility is the only way to get, or, as they say, to tighten, divine grace is the main uston of our salvation for eternal life. The Rev. with his mercy, faith, hope and love reminds us of divine mercy, faith, hope and love. The publication is based on the book: Clement (Zedergolm), hieromonk. The biography of the abbot of the Maloyaroslavsky Nikolaev monastery Abbot Anthony. - M.: Ed. Kozelskaya Vvedensky Optina Desert, 1870. The materials are specified and supplemented by manuscripts stored in the Russian State Library