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== Life and Missionary Work == |
== Life and Missionary Work == |
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Saint Tryphon, [[baptized]] as Mitrofan, was the son of a [[priest]] from the [[Novgorod]] region.<ref name=":0" /> At an early age, he felt that he was called by [[Trinity|God]] to leave his family home in order to proclaim the [[Gospel|Gospels]] to the pagan [[Sami people|Laplanders]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://oca.org/saints/lives/2016/12/15/103552-venerable-tryphon-the-abbot-of-pechenga-kolsk|title=Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Pechenga (Kolsk)|website=oca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> Though he was met with hostility from the pagans, he was considerably effective in convincing many of them to convert to Christianity. His effectiveness is largely attributed to the fact that he took the time to study their beliefs and |
Saint Tryphon, [[baptized]] as Mitrofan, was the son of a [[priest]] from the [[Novgorod]] region.<ref name=":0" /> At an early age, he felt that he was called by [[Trinity|God]] to leave his family home in order to proclaim the [[Gospel|Gospels]] to the pagan [[Sami people|Laplanders]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://oca.org/saints/lives/2016/12/15/103552-venerable-tryphon-the-abbot-of-pechenga-kolsk|title=Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Pechenga (Kolsk)|website=oca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> Though he was met with hostility from the pagans, he was considerably effective in convincing many of them to convert to Christianity. His effectiveness is largely attributed to the fact that he took the time to study their beliefs and languages.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Having received permission from [[Archbishop]] Macarius of [[Novgorod]] to found a Church of the [[Annunciation]] up north, Mitrofan was [[Tonsure#Eastern_Christianity|tonsured]] a [[monk]] with the [[religious name]] Tryphon and [[Ordainment#Eastern.2C_Roman.2C_and_Anglican_Christianity|ordained]] a [[hieromonk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roca.org/OA/90/90h.htm|title=Saint Tryphon of Pechenga – Enlightener of Lapland|website=www.roca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became the leader of the [[Holy Trinity Monastery]] on the banks of the [[Pechenga River]]. He continued spreading the Gospel to the residents near the river. |
Having received permission from [[Archbishop]] Macarius of [[Novgorod]] to found a Church of the [[Annunciation]] up north, Mitrofan was [[Tonsure#Eastern_Christianity|tonsured]] a [[monk]] with the [[religious name]] Tryphon and [[Ordainment#Eastern.2C_Roman.2C_and_Anglican_Christianity|ordained]] a [[hieromonk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roca.org/OA/90/90h.htm|title=Saint Tryphon of Pechenga – Enlightener of Lapland|website=www.roca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became the leader of the [[Holy Trinity Monastery]] on the banks of the [[Pechenga River]]. He continued spreading the Gospel to the residents near the river. |
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== Veneration == |
== Veneration == |
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Saint Tryphon died at the age of 88 |
Saint Tryphon died in 1583 at the age of 88,<ref name=":0" /> and is commemorated on December 15 in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abbamoses.com/months/december.html|title=Orthodox Saints for December|website=www.abbamoses.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref> Russian [[seamen]] traditionally pray to Tryphon when they are in danger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2010/01/prayer-to-st-tryphon-for-deliverance-of.html|title=Full of Grace and Truth: The Prayer to St. Tryphon for the Deliverance of Gardens|last=Agioi_anargyroi|date=2010-01-27|website=Full of Grace and Truth|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref> |
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Saint Tryphon is relatively unknown in the greater Orthodox traditions, but achieved and maintained a good deal of popularity among Orthodox Christians in the Lapland Regions. His popularity is often attributed to |
Saint Tryphon is relatively unknown in the greater Orthodox traditions, but achieved and maintained a good deal of popularity among Orthodox Christians in the Lapland Regions. His popularity is often attributed to his early blends of Orthodoxy and pagan practices.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lenin, Religion, and Theology|last=Boer|first=R.|publisher=Springer|year=2013|isbn=1137323906|location=|pages=}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Korovin-pechenega.JPG|thumb|200px|left|St. Triphon's Brook in [[Pechenga, Russia|Pechenga]] got its name from the Saint (1894 painting by [[Konstantin Korovin]]).]] |
[[Image:Korovin-pechenega.JPG|thumb|200px|left|St. Triphon's Brook in [[Pechenga, Russia|Pechenga]] got its name from the Saint (1894 painting by [[Konstantin Korovin]]).]] |
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Saint Tryphon of Pechenga | |
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| Enlightener of the Sami | |
| Born | 1495 Torzhok, Russia |
| Died | 1583, 88 Pechenga, Lapland |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 15 December |
| Patronage | Invoked by Russian mariners |
Saint Tryphon of Pechenga (Russian: Преподобный Трифон Печенгский, Кольский; Finnish: Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen (Kuolalainen); Skolt Sami: Pââˊss Treeffan) was a Russian monk and ascetic in the Eastern Orthodox Church on the Kola Peninsula and in Lapland in the 16th century. He is considered to be the founder of the Pechenga Monastery and "Enlightener of the Sami." [1]
Life and Missionary Work
Saint Tryphon, baptized as Mitrofan, was the son of a priest from the Novgorod region.[1] At an early age, he felt that he was called by God to leave his family home in order to proclaim the Gospels to the pagan Laplanders.[2] Though he was met with hostility from the pagans, he was considerably effective in convincing many of them to convert to Christianity. His effectiveness is largely attributed to the fact that he took the time to study their beliefs and languages.[2]
Having received permission from Archbishop Macarius of Novgorod to found a Church of the Annunciation up north, Mitrofan was tonsured a monk with the religious name Tryphon and ordained a hieromonk.[3] After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became the leader of the Holy Trinity Monastery on the banks of the Pechenga River. He continued spreading the Gospel to the residents near the river.
Veneration
Saint Tryphon died in 1583 at the age of 88,[1] and is commemorated on December 15 in the Eastern Orthodox Church.[4] Russian seamen traditionally pray to Tryphon when they are in danger.[5]
Saint Tryphon is relatively unknown in the greater Orthodox traditions, but achieved and maintained a good deal of popularity among Orthodox Christians in the Lapland Regions. His popularity is often attributed to his early blends of Orthodoxy and pagan practices.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Ortodoksi.net - Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen". www.ortodoksi.net. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ a b "Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Pechenga (Kolsk)". oca.org. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "Saint Tryphon of Pechenga – Enlightener of Lapland". www.roca.org. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ "Orthodox Saints for December". www.abbamoses.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ Agioi_anargyroi (2010-01-27). "Full of Grace and Truth: The Prayer to St. Tryphon for the Deliverance of Gardens". Full of Grace and Truth. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ Boer, R. (2013). Lenin, Religion, and Theology. Springer. ISBN 1137323906.
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