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Our father among the [[saint]]s, the New Hiero-[[Confessor]] '''Raphael (Sheichenko) of Optina''' (1891 - June 6, 1957) was a Russian [[monk]], [[priest]], and confessor. He suffered twenty years of unjust imprisonment under Communist rule. He was a spiritual son of some of the last of the [[Optina Monastery|Optina Elders]], such as St. [[Nectarius of Optina|Nectarius]]. His [[relics]] are located in the narthex of Feast of the Transfiguration Church in Optina. He was glorified in 2006 by the Russian Orthodox Church and is commemorated on [[June 6]]. ==External link==*[http://www.theorthodoxword.com/back%20articles/OW%20PDFs/276/OW%20276-7%20text.pdf An Encounter with St. Raphael of Optina] [[Category: Saints]][[Category: Russian Saints]][[Category: Monastics]][[Category:20th-century saints]]