Philaret Drozdov
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Philaret of Moscow | |
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 Icon of St. Philaret | |
| Metropolitan and Archbishop of Moscow | |
| Born | Vasily Mikhaylovich Drozdov 26 December 1782 Kolomna, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 December 1867 Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 13 October 1994 by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | November 19 |
Philaret Drozdov | |
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| Church | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Installed | 1821 |
| Term ended | 1867 |
| Predecessor | Seraphim, Metropolitan of Moscow |
| Successor | Innocent of Alaska |
Kiev
was built at the suggestion of Filaret.Metropolitan Philaret (
secular name Vasily Mikhaylovich Drozdov, Василий Михайлович Дроздов; 26 December 1782 – 1 December 1867) was Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna and the most influential figure in the Russian Orthodox Church
for more than 40 years, from 1821 to 1867.
He was canonized on 13 October 1994 and his feast day is celebrated on November 19.
Life
He was born in
St. Petersburg
, becoming archimandrite in 1811 and director in 1812.
The
Kutuzov
's death.
He took monastic vows in 1817, and was soon consecrated bishop of
episcopal vicar of St. Petersburg. In 1819, he became Archbishop of Tver and a member of the Most Holy Synod. In the following year he was archbishop of Yaroslavl, and in 1821 was translated to Moscow
, also becoming metropolitan in 1826.
His daring utterances, however, brought him into imperial disfavor from 1845 until the accession of
freeing the serfs
, and he enjoyed the reputation of being one of the leading pulpit orators of his time and country.
He was the spiritual father of missionary hieromonk Macarius (Glukharyov) (1792–1847), canonized in 2000 for his role as "Apostle to the Altai".
Philaret was responsible for some of the worst offences towards the
Belokrinitskoe Soglasie
Old Believers. Philaret was also directly involved in the imprisonment of Old Believer hierarchs and monastics.
Works
Filaret was a prominent figure in preparing a
Pushkin
is well known.
References
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External links
- Collection of links (in Russian)
- Metropolitan Filaret and the Russian religious philosophy (in Russian)
- Biography (in Russian)
- Works by Philaret Drozdov at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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