THE ELDERSHIP IN LETTERS OF THE OPTINA ELDERS ST. MACARIUS (IVANOV) AND ST. AMBROSE (GRENKOV)

Abstract

This article discusses the eldership of the Optina Elders (spiritual masters) St. Macarius (Ivanov) and St. Ambrose (Grenkov). This research is made on the grounds of epistolary manuscripts of the 19th century.

Keywords

• Orthodoxy
• textology
• monkhood
• epistolary heritage
• epistolary legacy
• the Reverend Optinsky Elders
• spiritual eldership