- Tryphon of Pechenga
Saint Tryphon of Pechenga ( _ru. Преподобный Трифон Печенгский, Кольский, _fi. Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen (Kuolalainen), and _sm. Pââˊss Treeffan) was a Russian
monk in theEastern Orthodox Church and led an ascetic life on theKola Peninsula and in Lappland in the 16th century. He is considered to be the founder of thePechenga Monastery .St. Tryphon,
baptized as Mitrofan, was the son of apriest from theNovgorod region. At an early age he felt that he wanted to serve God and to spend his life as ananchorite . Regarding himself as being led by God, he set off north to preach theGospel to theSámi living along thePechenga River .Having requested and received permission from
Archbishop Macarius ofNovgorod to found a Church of theAnnunciation up north, Mitrofan was tonsured amonk with thereligious name Tryphon, and ordained ahieromonk (i.e., monastic priest). After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became leader of theHoly Trinity Monastery on the banks of the Pechenga River while fervently spreading the Gospel to the people living there.St. Tryphon passed away in 1583, and is commemorated on
15 December in theEastern Orthodox Church , and is referred to as the "Enlightener of the Lapps". Russianseamen traditionally pray to St. Tryphon when they are in danger.Notes
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