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Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Maldon, Essex)

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{{monastery|
name=Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist|
jurisdiction=[[Church of Constantinople|Constantinople]]|
type=Stavropegic Double Monastery|
founded=1959|
superior=Elder Kyrillos|
size=24 monastics|
hq=Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England|
language=English, with French & Greek|
music=[[Russian Chant]]|
calendar=[[Revised Julian Calendar|Revised Julian]]|
feasts=[[January 7|St John the Baptist]]|
website=none advertised
}} [[Image:Main_church.JPG|thumb|The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist]]
The '''Patriarchal [[Stavropegic]] Monastery of St John the Baptist''' is a [[monastic]] community for both men and women, directly under the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]]. It is located in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England.
The community was founded in 1959 by Elder [[Sophrony (Sakharov)]], under the [[jurisdiction]] of His Eminence Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh|Anthony]], Metropolitan of [[Diocese of Sourozh|Sourozh]] and ruling [[Church of Russia|Russian]] [[bishop]] in England, with six monastics from a number of nations; soon after, in 1965, the Monastery moved under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. [[Image:Saints_mosaic.JPG|thumb|Saints Mosaic]]

The community consists of men and women living the monastic tradition of a Christ-centered prayer life for the monastic members. Currently, the majority of the community are nuns (~15-20), with a smaller number of monks.




==Daily life==
When founding the [[monastery]], Elder Sophrony wanted to be sure that his community would not just have outward conformity, but have its focus on inner [[asceticism]]. The [[typikon]] of the monastery, consisting of repetition of the [[Jesus Prayer]] for approximately 4 hours per day and [[Divine Liturgy]] three or four times per week, found inspiration in Elder Sophrony's experience in the Athonite desert, and precedent in Athonite skete practise, St. [[Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain|Nicodemus]] and St. [[Paisius Velichkovsky]].

Also, another distinctive part of this monastery is that it is a double monastery; that is, the community has both [[monks]] and [[nuns]]. This is rare, but is not unheard of, in Orthodox monasticism.

==History==
The Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St John the Baptist had its beginnings largely in the person of Elder Sophrony. After his departure from [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]] and his subsequent move to Paris, he was to live in a Russian old-age home, assisting the [[priest]]. Soon, two men would seek out Elder Sophrony, desiring the monastic life. They were allowed to live at the old-age home, using the repetition of the Jesus Prayer in lieu of liturgic books and eating the food that the old-age inhabitants didn't eat. There were also a few nuns living at the old-age home at this time.

In 1958, Elder Sophrony had six people living around him, seeking the monastic life. Realising that such a situation could not continue, he went to Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England to inspect a property; in the spring of 1959, the new Community of St John the Baptist was formed at the same property, under Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh|Anthony]]'s omophorion. The monastery, from its beginnings, had both monks and nuns, due to Elder Sophrony being unable to oversee two separate communities.

The Monastery of St John the Baptist moved under the [[omophorion]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1959, becoming Patriarchal; later, the monastery would also be titled 'Stavropegic'.
[[Image:Reposed_Elder_Sophrony.jpg|thumb|Repose of Elder Sophrony, [[July 11]], 1993]]
===Repose of Elder Sophrony===
The monastery had been informed that the only way that it could bury people on its property was to build an underground [[crypt]], which it proceeded to build, and to which Elder Sophrony said that he would not repose until the crypt was ready. Then, having been told of the expected completion date of [[July 12]], Elder Sophrony stated that he "would be ready". On the 11th, Elder Sophrony reposed; and on the 14th was his funeral and burial, attended by monastics from around the world. Mother Elizabeth, the eldest nun, reposed soon after on the 24th, according to Elder Sophrony's words that he would repose first, and she would repose soon after.
[[Image:Monastery_yard.JPG|thumb|Monastery Yard]]

==Cycle of services==
''Saturday'': 7:00am - Hours and Divine Liturgy
::5:00-9:00pm - Vigil

''Sunday'': 10:15am - Hours and Divine Liturgy
::3:00pm - Vespers and and Paraklesis, followed by talks in Greek, English

''Daily'': 6.00-8:30am and 5:30-8:00pm - Repetition of the Jesus Prayer

''Tuesday'': 7:00am - Hours and Divine Liturgy

''Feastdays'': Vigil on the preceding evening; Hours and Divine Liturgy in the morning.

==Publishing==
One of the motivating factors behind Elder Sophrony's move to France was the publishing of St. Silouan's books; when Elder Sophrony moved to England, the monastery became the publisher of these works. In 1973, a more complete translation of the life of St. Silouan, titled ''Monk of Mt. Athos'', was published; followed in 1975 by ''Wisdom of Mt. Athos'', a collation of the writings of St. Silouan. After this, Elder Sophrony began to publish books of his own, beginning with ''His Life is Mine'' in 1977 and then ''We Shall See Him As He Is'' in 1985. In 1987, the [[Holy Synod]] of the Ecumenical Patriarchate glorified St. Silouan the Athonite.

===Books published by the Monastery===
* ''Monk of Mt. Athos'', by [[Archimandrite]] Sophrony (Sakharov), 1973.
* ''Wisdom of Mt. Athos'', by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1975.
* ''His Life is Mine'', by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1977.
* ''We Shall See Him As He Is'', by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), 1985.
* ''Service of Our Father among the Saints Nectarius: Bishop of Pentapolis'', by Gerasimos Mikragiannaniteis
* ''Conversations with Children: Communicating our Faith'', by Sister Magdalen, 2001.

==Famous inhabitants==
[[Image:Kyrill.jpg|thumb|Archimandrite Kyrillos]]
*[[Sophrony (Sakharov)|Elder Sophrony]], the first Abbot, 1959-1993.
*Archimandrite Kyrill, second abbot, 1993-present.
*Archimandrite Symeon, remarkable Elder, spiritual son of Archimandrite Sophrony and co-founder of the Monastery in 1959. Translator of Elder Sophrony's works from Russian into French. Founder and president of the Association of Saint Silouan. Died 20th of August 2009.
*Archimandrite [[Zacharias (Zacharou)|Zacharias]], disciple of Elder Sophrony for 27 years at [[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|St. Panteleimon's Monastery]], [[Mount Athos|Mt. Athos]]. [http://www.orthodoxtapes.org/st_silouan.htm]
*Archimandrite [[Nicholas (Sakharov)|Nicholas V Sakharov]], nephew of Elder Sophrony, author of ''I Love Therefore I Am''.
*Archimandrite Raphael, disciple of Elder Sophrony since the beginnings of Essex Monastery, translator into Romanian language of Elder Sophrony' writings.
*Sister Magdalen, noted speaker, author of ''Children in the Church Today'' & ''Conversations with Children: Communicating our Faith''. [http://www.christthesavioroca.org/SrMagdalen.html], [http://www.stgeorgecathedral.net/youth/index.html]
*Sister Maria, mosaic iconographer. [http://www.mosaicmatters.co.uk/features/sistermaria.htm]

==Sources==
*''I Love Therefore I Am'', by Hmk Nicholas V Sakharov.

==External links==
*Lee Carson and Scott McDermott's Trip to England, [http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~scott.a.mcdermott/11.16.htm November 16, St. John the Baptist Monastery, Tolleshunt Knights, Essex].
*[http://www.orthodox.clara.net/monastic_tale.htm A Taste of Monastic Life], report by Dwynwen East on a pilgrimage done on 17-20 September 2003.
*CD recording of the [http://www.liturgica.com/cart/musicInfo.jsp?catNo=AB070&hostname=afr Service of St Silouan the Athonite], chanted in Greek by [[Simonopetra Monastery (Athos)|Simonopetra Monastery]], Mt Athos; copyrighted by St John the Baptist Monastery, Essex.

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Magnificat

2011-08-18T16:21:57Z

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The '''Magnificat''', also called the ''Song of the Theotokos'', is a [[hymn]] taken from the words of the [[Theotokos]]. Shortly after the [[Annunciation]] of [[Archangel Gabriel]] to the Theotokos, she visited the wife of [[Zachariah]], her cousin [[Elizabeth]], who was herself pregnant with [[John the Baptist]]; in response to Elizabeth's salutation, Mary spoke the words of the Magnificat, which accordingly appear in the [[Gospel of Luke]], 1:46-55.

==Text==
Although the Magnificat was originally written in Greek, like other [[New Testament]] texts, it is often found in Latin or the vernacular. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version. The words often compared to the Prayer of Hannah ([[I Kingdoms|1 Sam.]] 2:1-10).

:''My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
:''For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
:''For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
:''And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
:''He has shown strength with His arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
:''He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
:''He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.''[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp]

It is accompanied by a refrain that is sung between the verses, called the ''[[megalynarion]]'':
:''More honorable than the [[cherubim]], and more glorious beyond compare than the [[seraphim]], without corruption you gave birth to God the [[Logos|Word]]: true [[Theotokos]], we magnify you.

==Use==
The Magnificat is sung during the Sunday [[Orthros]] service following the eighth ode of the [[Canon (hymn)|canon]], and, with the ''Song of Zachariah'', makes up the ninth ode of the canon.

The megalynarion (the refrain above) also appears as part of the hymn "It is truly meet" (''Axion estin'') which is sung during [[Divine Liturgy]] during the [[Eucharist]]ic Prayer as the [[priest]] commemorates the [[saint]]s.

==Sources==
*[[wikipedia:Magnificat|''Magnificat'' on Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp Matins service] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://wikitranslate.org/wiki/Magnificat ''Magnificat'' on WikiTranslate] Videos of the prayer in the different languages

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/departments/outreach/gl-My%20Soul%20Magnifies%20the%20Lord%20Paris.doc "My Soul Magnifies the Lord" (DOC)] A Sermon by Fr. Thomas J. Paris (GOARCH)
*[http://directionstoorthodoxy.org/mod/gallery/view-gallery.php?gallery_id=35 "Advent"] a photo-gallery of [[icon]]s of the Theotokos with verses from the Magnificat

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Magnificat

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The '''Magnificat''', also called the ''Song of the Theotokos'', is a [[hymn]] taken from the words of the [[Theotokos]]. Shortly after the [[Annunciation]] of [[Archangel Gabriel]] to the Theotokos, she visited the wife of [[Zachariah]], her cousin [[Elizabeth]], who was herself pregnant with [[John the Baptist]]; in response to Elizabeth's salutation, Mary spoke the words of the Magnificat, which accordingly appear in the [[Gospel of Luke]], 1:46-55.

==Text==
Although the Magnificat was originally written in Greek, like other [[New Testament]] texts, it is often found in Latin or the vernacular. Its name comes from the first word of the Latin version. The words often compared to the Prayer of Hannah ([[I Kingdoms|1 Sam.]] 2:1-10).

:''My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.
:''For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; for behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.
:''For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name.
:''And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.
:''He has shown strength with His arm; he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
:''He has put down the mighty from their thrones, and exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
:''He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.''[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp]

It is accompanied by a refrain that is sung between the verses, called the ''[[megalynarion]]'':
:''More honorable than the [[cherubim]], and more glorious beyond compare than the [[seraphim]], without corruption you gave birth to God the [[Logos|Word]]: true [[Theotokos]], we magnify you.

==Use==
The Magnificat is sung during the Sunday [[Orthros]] service following the eighth ode of the [[Canon (hymn)|canon]], and, with the ''Song of Zachariah'', makes up the ninth ode of the canon.

The megalynarion (the refrain above) also appears as part of the hymn "It is truly meet" (''Axion estin'') which is sung during [[Divine Liturgy]] during the [[Eucharist]]ic Prayer as the [[priest]] commemorates the [[saint]]s.

==Sources==
*[[wikipedia:Magnificat|''Magnificat'' on Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/chapel/liturgical_texts/ignatius_matins.asp Matins service] ([[GOARCH]])
*[http://wikitranslate.org/wiki/%E1%BC%A9_%E1%BE%A8%CE%B4%E1%BD%B4_%CF%84%E1%BF%86%CF%82_%CE%98%CE%B5%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%85/en:_English WikiTranslate (videos of the prayer)]

==External links==
*[http://www.goarch.org/en/archdiocese/departments/outreach/gl-My%20Soul%20Magnifies%20the%20Lord%20Paris.doc "My Soul Magnifies the Lord" (DOC)] A Sermon by Fr. Thomas J. Paris (GOARCH)
*[http://directionstoorthodoxy.org/mod/gallery/view-gallery.php?gallery_id=35 "Advent"] a photo-gallery of [[icon]]s of the Theotokos with verses from the Magnificat

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Hail Mary

2011-07-22T13:19:33Z

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The '''Hail Mary''', also known as ''Hail Mother of God'', ''The Angelic Salutation,'' or Ave Maria (Latin title used by Roman Catholics) is a traditional Christian prayer asking for the intercession of the Holy Virgin Mary a.k.a. [[Theotokos]] (in Greek, Θεοτοκος, meaning "God-bearer" or "Birth-giver to God"), the mother of [[Jesus Christ]]. The Hail Mary is used by Orthodox Christians (Eastern Orthodox) and [[Oriental Orthodox]]. A variation of the Hail Mary, slightly different from that used by the Orthodox, is used by [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]] as well as by many other groups within the Catholic tradition of Christianity including [[Anglican Communion|Anglicans]], Independent Catholics, and [[Old Catholic Church|Old Catholics]]. Some [[Protestantism|Protestant]] denominations, such as [[Lutheranism|Lutherans]], also make use of the prayer.

It is typically sung thrice at the end of [[Vespers|Great Vespers]] during an [[All-Night Vigil]], as well as occurring many times in the course of daily prayer.

== Text ==
The Hail Mary prayer of the Orthodox Christian Church and [[Eastern Catholic Churches]] is in the following form: ''Θεοτόκε Παρθένε, χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη Μαρία, ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ. εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξί, καὶ εὐλογημένος ὁ καρπὸς τῆς κοιλίας σου, ὅτι Σωτήρα ἔτεκες τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν.''

:Theotokos Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Saviour of our souls.

Another English translation of the same text reads:

:Mother of God and Virgin, rejoice, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, for thou hast given birth to the Saviour of our souls.

== History ==
Most of the text of the Hail Mary can be found within the [[Gospel of Luke|Gospel According to Saint Luke]]. The first part of the prayer is taken directly from the greeting of the [[Archangel Gabriel]] to the Virgin [[Theotokos]] found in Luke 1:28: "And having come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!'"[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:28&version=NKJV] The second part is taken from Luke 1:42, where the [[Elizabeth|Righteous Elizabeth]], while being filled with the [[Holy Spirit]], greets the [[Theotokos]]: "Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!"[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%201:41-1:42&version=NKJV]

From the Biblical texts the Hail Mary adds the opening invocation "Theotokos Virgin" (or "Mother of God and Virgin"), "Mary full of grace" and the concluding "for you have borne the Saviour of our souls." These parts were added for the prayer to acknowledge the [[Theotokos]] as the mother of God (thereby also acknowledging the divine nature of [[Jesus Christ]] as one person of the [[Holy Trinity]]), her state of holiness, and that salvation comes through [[Jesus Christ]]. of which we all hope and prayer for.

She is blessed and holy because she accepted God's word and gave birth to our Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]], and because she kept herself in a state of sinless love for God throughout her whole life.

== Sources ==
*Holy Bible - NKJV

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_Mary Wikipedia Article]

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Hail Mary

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Sophrony (Sakharov)

2011-04-17T07:52:47Z

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[[Image:sophrony8.jpg|right|frame|Archimandrite Sophrony]][[Archimandrite]] Sophrony (Sakharov), also '''Elder Sophrony''', was best known as the disciple and biographer of St [[Silouan the Athonite]] and compiler of St Silouan's works, and as the founder of the [[Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Maldon, Essex)|Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist]] in Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England.

==Timeline==
===Early Life===
On [[September 23]], 1896, Sergei Symeonovich Sakharov was born to Orthodox parents in Russia. As a child, Sergei would pray daily, later recalling that he would pray for 45 minutes without stress. Even as a child, Sergei experienced the Uncreated Light. He read widely, including such Russian greats as Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy, [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Dostoyevsky]] and Pushkin.

Due to great artistic talent, Sergei studied at the Academy of Arts between 1915 and 1917 and then at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture between 1920 and 1921. Sergei used art as a "quasi-mystical" means "to discover eternal beauty", "breaking through present reality...into new horizons of being." Later, this would help him to differentiate between human intellectual light and God's Uncreated Light.

It was around the time of his study at the Moscow School that Sergei would see Christianity's focus on personal love as being necessarily finite; he fell away from the Orthodoxy of his youth and delved into Indian mystical religions based on the impersonal Absolute.

In 1921, Sergei left Russia, partly to continue his artistic career in Western Europe, and partly because he was not a Marxist. After first going to Italy, he went to Berlin, and then settled in Paris in 1922.

===Paris===
Sergei's 1922 arrival in Paris lent itself to artistic exhibitions of Sergei's works, which attracted the attention of the French media. However, he was growing increasingly frustrated by the inability of art to express purity, and however much he tried he couldn't escape this reality. He also grew to see that rational knowledge was entirely unable to provide an answer to the problem of death.

In 1924, Sergei came to the realization that [[Christ]]'s precept to love God with all of one's being was not merely a psychological thing, but ontological; that this total love was the only way to relate to God; and that love had to be a personal thing by definitional necessity. On [[Holy Saturday|Holy and Great Saturday]] of that year, he returned to Christianity. He experienced the [[Uncreated Light]] in a strength unmatched to the end of his life and, as a result, distanced himself from his artwork.

Sergei then became among the first students of the [[St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute (Paris, France)|St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute]] in Paris. He was lectured by Fr [[Sergei Bulgakov]] and [[Nikolai Berdyaev|Nicholas Berdyaev]], but while both influenced Sergei, problems with each (Bulgakov's [[sophiology]] and Berdyaev's anti-[[asceticism]]) limited the influence they had on the future Elder.

In 1925, finding formal theological study to be inherently unfulfilling, Sergei left the Institute and Paris to become a monk on [[Mount Athos]].

===Mount Athos===
Sergei arrived at Mt Athos in 1926, where he entered the [[St. Panteleimon's Monastery (Athos)|Russian Orthodox Monastery of St. Panteleimon]] with the intent of learning how to pray and to have the right attitude towards God. He was [[tonsure]]d with the name of Sophrony. In 1930, Fr Sophrony was [[ordination|ordained]] to the [[diaconate]] by St [[Nikolai Velimirovic|Nicolai (Velimirovic) of Zicha]], and he became a disciple of St [[Silouan the Athonite]], who would prove to be Fr Sophrony's greatest and life-long influence. St Silouan had no formal system of theology, being largely uneducated, but his life exuded theology. This is what taught Fr Sophrony, and what Fr Sophrony would later systematize.

Between 1932 and 1946, Fr Sophrony exchanged letters with Fr David Balfour, a [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] who converted to Orthodoxy. These letters revealed Fr Sophrony's knowledge of many [[Holy Fathers|Fathers of the Church]], and they forced Fr Sophrony to articulate his theological thought and to demonstrate the differences between Western and Eastern thought. Many of Fr Sophrony's later thoughts would arise out of the same topics addressed in this correspondence.

In 1938, St Silouan [[September 24]] reposed. Following the saint's instructions, Fr Sophrony left the monastery grounds to reside in the Athonite desert: first at Karoulia, then at a cave near St Paul's Monastery. His residence in this desert lasted World War II's duration, 1939-1945, and it proved to be a time of such intense prayer that Fr Sophrony's health was affected. This taught him the interdependence of all humanity. In 1941, Elder Sophrony was ordained to the [[priest]]hood. He became a [[Geronta|spiritual father]] to many Athonite monks.

===Paris revisited===
There are a number of possible reasons as to why Elder Sophrony left Mt Athos. It may have been due to his deteriorating health, or to publish St Silouan's works, or to complete his theological education; it may simply have been due to the problems of being a non-Greek on Mt Athos after the close of World War II. Nonetheless, Elder Sophrony felt compelled to move to Paris, where Balfour helped him gain a passport. The faculty of St Sergius Institute allowed Elder Sophrony to sit the examinations of the whole course and provided for his needs; however, upon his arrival, the faculty insisted that Elder Sophrony deny, by silence, the grace present in the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]]. Elder Sophrony refused to do so and therefore did not reenter the Institute. Elder Sophrony settled in Russian House, an old-age home, in St Genevieve-des-Bois, where he assisted the local priest and acted as the father confessor. He had a major operation on a stomach ulcer.

The next year, Elder Sophrony produced the first mimeographed edition of ''Staretz Silouan'' on hand-roneo. Within this text, Elder Sophrony outlines St Silouan's principles of theology, and he explains many fundamental concepts, among them prayer for the whole world, God-forsakenness and the idea of all humanity being interconnected.

1950 sees Elder Sophrony working with [[Vladimir Lossky]] on the ''Messager de l’Exarchat du Patriarche Russe en Europe Occidentale'', which he did until 1957. Lossky influenced Elder Sophrony's thought on many contemporary issues while complementing Elder Sophrony's work on [[Holy Trinity|Trinitarian]] thought and its application to the Church and humanity; however, Lossky would not talk about a [[deification|deified]] human nature, nor about the idea of God-forsakenness in a positive view, as Elder Sophrony did.

In 1952, Elder Sophrony produced a second edition, professionally done, of ''Staretz Silouan'', bringing much fame to both St Silouan and Elder Sophrony. Based on Lossky's criticism that he could find no theological value in the saint's works, Elder Sophrony included a theological introduction to St Silouan's writings.

===Essex, England===
By 1958, Elder Sophrony had a number of people living near him, seeking the monastic life. A property at Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon, Essex, England was inspected, and the next year the Community of St John the Baptist was formed at this site, under the [[omophorion]] of Metropolitan [[Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh]]. The monastery had both monks and nuns, something that has continued to the present, and originally had six members. In 1965, the monastery would move under the omophorion of the [[Church of Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]], adding the title 'Patriarchal' to its name. Later, the Ecumenical Patriarchate elevated the monastery to '[[Stavropegic]]'.

In 1973, a more complete translation of the life of St Silouan, under the title ''Monk of Mt Athos'', was published, followed by the publication of ''Wisdom of Mt Athos'', the writings of St Silouan. Elder Sophrony seemed to move to his own works after this, publishing ''His Life is Mine'' in 1977 and ''We Shall see Him As He Is'' in 1985. This last book, a very frank, open spiritual autobiography, was published to mixed reviews: where the West generally enjoyed the book, the Russians generally criticized it. Some of the criticism was so stinging that it, along with increasing illness, discouraged Elder Sophrony from writing again.

In 1987, the Ecumenical Patriarchate glorified St [[Silouan the Athonite]], no doubt assisted by his fame from Elder Sophrony's works.

===Events of and after his repose===
The monastery had been informed that the only way that it could bury people on its property was to build an underground crypt, which it proceeded to build, and to which Elder Sophrony said that he would not repose until the crypt was ready. Then, having been told of the expected completion date of [[July 12]], Elder Sophrony stated that he "would be ready". On the 11th, Elder Sophrony reposed; and on the 14th was his funeral and burial, attended by monastics from around the world. At the time of Fr Sophrony's repose, there are 25 monastics in the monastery, a number that has remained steady since then.[[Image:Reposed_Elder_Sophrony.jpg|thumb|Repose of Elser Sophrony - 11th July 1993]]

Mother Elizabeth, the eldest nun, reposed soon after, on the 24th. This was in accordance with Elder Sophrony's words that he would repose first, and she would repose soon after.

''On Prayer'', a book containing Elder Sophrony's writings on prayer, particularly the [[Jesus Prayer]], was published posthumously.

==Books==
*''The Undistorted Image: Staretz Silouan, 1866-1938'', 1948, 1952. Faith Press, 1958 (ISBN B0007IXVB0).
*''The Monk of Mount Athos: Staretz Silouan 1866-1938'', Mowbray, 1973 (ISBN 0264646185). St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 (ISBN 091383615X).
*''Wisdom from Mount Athos: The Writings of Staretz Siloan 1866-1938'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1975 (ISBN 0913836176).
*''His Life is Mine'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1977 (ISBN B000B9E2WW). St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997 (ISBN 0913836338).
*''We Shall See Him As He Is'', 1985. Essex, England: Stravropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist, 1988.
*''Saint Silouan, the Athonite'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press; reprint edition, 1999 (ISBN 0881411957).
*''On Prayer'', St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1998 (ISBN 0-88141-194-9).

===Biographical===
*''Christ, Our Way and Our Life'' by Archimandrite [[Zacharias (Zacharou)|Zacharias]]. "A Presentation of the theology of Archimandrite Sophrony." (ISBN 1-878997-74-2).
*''I Love Therefore I Am'' by [[Nicholas (Sakharov)|Nicholas V. Sakharov]]. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2003 (ISBN 0-88141-236-8).

==Quotes==
"No one on this earth can avoid affliction; and although the afflictions which the Lord sends are not great men imagine them beyond their strength and are crushed by them. This is because they will not humble their souls and commit themselves to the will of God. But the Lord Himself guides with His grace those who are given over to God's will, and they bear all things with fortitude for the sake of God Whom they have so loved and with Whom they are glorified for ever. It is impossible to escape tribulation in this world but the man who is giver over to the will of God bears tribulation easily, seeing it but putting his trust in the Lord, and so his tribulations pass."

"There are three things I cannot take in: nondogmatic faith, nonecclesiological Christianity and nonascetic Christianity. These three - the church, dogma, and asceticism - constitute one single life for me." - ''Letter to D. Balfour, [[August 21]], 1945''.

"If one rejects the Orthodox creed and the eastern ascetic experience of life in Christ, which has been acquired throughout the centuries, then Orthodox culture would be left with nothing but the Greek minor [key] and Russian tetraphony." - ''Letter to D. Balfour''.

"There are known instances when Blessed Staretz Silouan in prayer beheld something remote as though it were happening close by; when he saw into someone's future, or when profound secrets of the human soul were revealed to him. There are many people still alive who can bear witness to this in their own case but he himself never aspired to it and never accorded much significance to it. His soul was totally engulfed in compassion for the world. He concentrated himself utterly on prayer for the world, and in his spiritual life prized this love above all else." -- ''St Silouan the Athonite'', p.228.

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title=Abbot of the [[Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Maldon, Essex)|Patriarchal Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist]]|
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==Online Sources==
*http://sophrony.narod.ru/indexe.html
*http://sophrony.narod.ru/texts/necrolog1.htm
*http://sophrony.narod.ru/texts/chapt1.htm

==External links==
*[http://www.divineascent.org/DA5/hierotheos5.htm Interview] with Archimandrite [[Hierotheos (Vlachos) of Nafpaktos|Hierotheos]] on Elder Sophrony, excerpt from Divine Ascent.
* Biography & photos of Elder Sophrony Sakharov [http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/Orthodox_Elders/Russian/Fr._Sophrony_Sakharov/]

[[Category:Athonite Fathers]]
[[Category:Monastics]]

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[[mk:Старец Софрониј]]
[[ro:Sofronie (Saharov)]]
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User:Natbrown

2010-07-03T09:04:38Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-30T07:11:37Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:11:19Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:10:28Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:07:35Z

Natbrown: Undo revision 93898 by Natbrown (Talk)

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:06:50Z

Natbrown:

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Andrew, Kentish Town road, London NW1 9QA, England

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:05:54Z

Natbrown:

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Andrew, Kentish Town road, London NW1 9QA, England

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T21:04:41Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:45:55Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:45:03Z

Natbrown:

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:44:39Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:43:22Z

Natbrown:

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:42:16Z

Natbrown:

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Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

|skype: russian_natasha
|email: learnrussianspeakrussian@gmail.com

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:39:08Z

Natbrown:

Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

{|skype: russian_natasha|
|email: learnrussianspeakrussian@gmail.com|}

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:34:28Z

Natbrown:

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Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:33:40Z

Natbrown:

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Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:32:38Z

Natbrown:

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Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:29:42Z

Natbrown:

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:28:30Z

Natbrown:

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Here is my UserPage from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]
А это моя страничка на русском [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

skype: russian_natasha
email: learnrussianspeakrussian@gmail.com

User talk:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:26:10Z

Natbrown:

{{Welcome}} - [[User:Andrew|Andy]] 15:26, June 29, 2010 (UTC)

== Good afternoon ==

Уважаемая Natbrown! Не могли бы вы иногда оказывать мне помощь в корректировке статей, а то местные участники пытаются исправлять мои ошибки, но наши диалоги происходят на уровне "моя твоя не понимает". Буду надеться, что Вы зарегистрировались не для того, чтобы оформив личную страницу, больше никогда сюда не заходить. Надеюсь, что Вы иногда будете здесь появляться и участвовать в написании статей. С уважением, [[User:Stone18|Stone18]] 15:39, June 29, 2010 (UTC)

== Простите меня ==

Но и действительно, сюда я пришла за помощью. По православию я знаю мало, молюсь плохо, хоть в церковь с мужем ходим. Вряд ли я смогу вам чем-то помочь, ведь есть люди знающие, но это не я!

Я скоро еду на конференцию в Гданск [http://wikimania2010.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page], чтобы более ясно понимать, как же мне делать этот вики. Очень боюсь я туда ехать, ведь ничего я не знаю, зачем я туда еду? От этого страха и тут страничку открыла, может поможет? Я и в Википедии тоже, только что странички открыла!

Если бы недели две назад мне кто-то сказал, что я поеду в Гданьск, я бы не поверила. А муж отпустил, вот и еду, куда мне деваться? Охота сильнее неволи! А заходить сюда я буду. Я и раньше заходила, и буду заходить, я у себя на сайте даю ссылку на эту вики [https://sites.google.com/site/learnrussianspeakrussian/prayers-in-russian]

Этот сайт очень нужный, сейчас я сюда зашла, чтобы посмотреть, есть ли наша церковь в Гданьске, ведь я там буду в воскресенье! А потом и подумала, что надо зарегестрироваться. На конференции дожны быть наши с Википедии, я попрошу их вам помочь, может там какие знающие есть? Спасибо вам за вашу работу! Она очень нужная!
[[User:Natbrown|Natbrown]] 16:17, June 29, 2010 (UTC)

: Один из основных принципов, по которому строится работа в википроектах - это [[:w:ru:ВП:ПС|Правьте смело!]], так что, если статьи о Вашей церкви здесь нет (а скорее всего нет, так как основные участники американцы и пишут соответственно о Православии у себя на родине), то Вы можете смело создать эту статью сами, огрехи будут поправлены, за это волноваться не нужно.
: Вы могли бы помочь с корректурой. Вот например, я недавно спрашивал, как будет по-английски определенные термины [http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=&diff=prev&oldid=93723] [http://orthodoxwiki.org/index.php?title=&diff=93720&oldid=88868]. Я никак не мог растолковать, что же я хочу узнать. С Вашей помощью это было бы сделать легче. --[[User:Stone18|Stone18]] 19:08, June 29, 2010 (UTC)

Чем могу - помогу. Пишите мне, я на своей странице оставлю куда. Если надо, я вам позвоню на домашний, мне бесплатно, обговорим, может до чего и договоримся. [[User:Natbrown|Natbrown]] 20:26, June 29, 2010 (UTC)

User talk:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:23:58Z

Natbrown: /* Простите меня */

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:07:02Z

Natbrown:

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T20:01:57Z

Natbrown:

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T16:20:22Z

Natbrown:

User talk:Natbrown

2010-06-29T16:17:48Z

Natbrown: /* Простите меня */

User talk:Natbrown

2010-06-29T16:17:21Z

Natbrown: /* Простите меня */

User talk:Natbrown

2010-06-29T16:13:50Z

Natbrown: /* Good afternoon */

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:52:11Z

Natbrown:

Here are my userpages from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown] and in Russian [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA:Natkabrown]

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:50:31Z

Natbrown:

Here are my userpages from Wikipedia.org in English [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown] and in Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:49:44Z

Natbrown:

Here are my userpages from Wikipedia.org [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:48:18Z

Natbrown:

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Natkabrown]

User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:47:08Z

Natbrown: Replacing page with '[en:User:Natkabrown]'

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User:Natbrown

2010-06-29T14:44:45Z

Natbrown: New page: I am a Russian teacher who has lived in London for 20 years. Together with family and friends we make videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/LearnRussianLanguage YouTube.com/user/LearnRussian...

I am a Russian teacher who has lived in London for 20 years. Together with family and friends we make videos [http://www.youtube.com/user/LearnRussianLanguage YouTube.com/user/LearnRussianLanguage] to help students learn Russian. I have made arrangements with native English speakers to make free English teaching videos which will be available on YouTube, etc.

I started making my first site in January 2010 [http://www.learnrussianspeakrussian.org/ LearnRussianSpeakRussian.org]. However I realised that I need other teachers to help me and therefore I am trying to make other sites, where teachers will be able to post their lessons as well.

I also want to make a wiki site [http://wikitranslate.org/index.php?title=Main_Page wikiTranslate.org] to enable language students to make translations of folk songs, fairy-tales, cartoons and prayers, etc. of a [[Target_language|target language]] to their native language and other way around. I will encourage students to make subtiltes for the cartoons, songs, films, etc. as well. I hope that in the process of this work the users of this wiki will make friends and start having conversations not only on the wiki site, but on skype, etc.

The rules of the sites will be simple: no nakedness (for videos) and no swearing (since it promotes violence). The [[Direct_method_%28education%29|direct method of teaching]] will be preferred.

If anyone is interested in helping me out, I would be very happy about it!

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