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Elder Hilarion of Optina was glorified with all the Elders of Optina by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1990. The [[feast day]] for St. Nectarius Hilarion of Optina is September 18.

The local veneration of the Elders of Optina was authorized by the [[Church of Russia|Patriarchate of Moscow]] on [[June 13]], 1996. [[Glorification]] of the Elders of Optina for universal [[veneration]] occurred on [[August 7]], 2000.