SAINT JOHN OF KRONSTADT
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Saint John became a priest at the cathedral church of Saint Andrew the First-Called in Kronstadt on the island of Koltine in the Finnish gulf, a place of exile. His career was marked by a deep sense of social solidarity; his work was addressed to all people. He reposed in Kronstadt at the age of 80 years old. His memory is honoured in the 20th of December.
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Saint John (Ivan) Ilyich Sergiyev was born on the 18th of October, 1829 AD in the village of Sura of Archangelsk. At the age of 10 years old, he was sent to the parochial school of Archangelsk, where he excelled in his studies and received a state scholarship to go to the Theological Academy of St. Petersburg. He was offered a position as a priest at the cathedral church of Saint Andrew the First-Called in Kronstadt on the island of Koltine in the Finnish gulf, a place of exile. On November 11, 1855 AD, he was ordained a deacon and, the next day, a priest by bishop Christopher Vinnitsky, at the church of Saints Peter and Paul. His career was marked by a deep sense of social solidarity; his work was addressed to everyone, independent of national or religious background. In 1907 AD, while already a distinguished member of many charitable organisations, he was designated a member of the Holy Synod. He reposed not long afterward in Kronstadt at the age of 80 years old. His tomb is in the underground church of the women’s monastery of Ioannovsky in Saint Petersburg and is a great site of pilgrimage. His memory is honoured in the 20th of December. Work of ARTIS GILDING AND RESTORING.