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Saint Ignatius (secular name Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, ; 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was glorified (canonized) as a saint by the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church of 1988. His relics are preserved at the ancient Tolga Monastery on the Volga River near Yaroslavl.〔Maximovitch, St. John. ''The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God'', St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1996. p. 20〕 == Life and work == Dmitry Bryanchaninov was born in the manor of Pokrovskoye to one of the wealthiest landowning families of the Governorate of Vologda. He was educated at Main Military Engineering School in St. Petersburg. Although successful in his studies, he was deeply dissatisfied with the lay life and turned to a life of prayer. In 1827 he fell seriously ill and left the army on this ground. He began pursuing a monastic vocation and in 1831 took monastic vows and received the monastic name of Ignatius. Soon after he was ordained a priest. He rose rapidly to the rank of archimandrite and at the age of 26 was appointed superior of the Maritime Monastery of St. Sergius in St. Petersburg. In 1857, he was consecrated Bishop of the Caucasus and the Black Sea, but he retired only four years later to the Nikolo-Babayevsky Monastery on the Volga to devote himself to spiritual writing.〔''The Arena'', pp. vi-vii.〕 He wrote a large amount of material, mostly about the spiritual life and prayer. Only a small portion of his writing has been translated into English. Although his writing was intended primarily for monks, his works are highly recommended for lay Christians by leading Orthodox figures such as Father Thomas Hopko.〔(Hopko, Thomas. ''In The Spiritual Arena'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ignatius Bryanchaninov」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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