Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex

Monastery Of Saint John The Baptist Essex

Saint Sophrony was born in Moscow on the 22nd of September 1896 and named Sergei Simeonovich Sakharov. Sergei Sakharov grew up in a large Orthodox family with four brothers and four sisters. As a young child, he assimilated the spirit of prayer from his nanny, who would take him with her to church and he would pray for up to three quarters of an hour at a time…

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The Old Rectory, Rectory Rd, Tolleshunt Knights, Maldon CM9 8EZ

Saint Sophrony the Athonite | Community of St John the Baptist, Essex