Skip to content

Portrait of Theophan the Recluse

Theophan the Recluse

(1815–1894) Eastern Orthodox Priest

18 quotes in 188 categories

Theophan the Recluse was an Eastern Orthodox priest, best known for Il Combattimento Spirituale.

Quick Facts About Theophan the Recluse

Born: January 10, 1815
Died: January 6, 1894
Profession: Eastern Orthodox Priest
Notable works: Il Combattimento Spirituale

About Theophan the Recluse

Theophan the Recluse, also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha, was a Russian Orthodox bishop and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988. Born as Georgy Vasilievich Govorov, he became a monk in 1841, taking the name Theophan.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Theophan the Recluse

The chief evil with relation to the body is love for the body and pitying it. This takes away all the soul's…

Theophan the Recluse

Apprehension

Image

The chief end of our life is to live in communion with God. To this end the Son of God became incarnate,…

Theophan the Recluse

Chiefs

Image

Do this and you will be an apostle, a fulfiller of what the Lord chose you for, an accomplisher of your calling…

Theophan the Recluse

Ambassadors

Image

To pray is to descend with the mind into the heart, and there to stand before the face of the Lord, ever-present,…

Theophan the Recluse

Faces

Image

"Love covers a multitude of sins," (I Pet. 4:8). That is, for love towards one's neighbor, God forgives the sins of the…

Theophan the Recluse

Christian

Image

As it is not possible to walk without feet or fly without wings, so it is impossible to attain the Kingdom of…

Theophan the Recluse

Christian

Image

A soul untried by sorrows is good for nothing.

Theophan the Recluse

Grief

Image

If you examine your life well, you will find many instances when God showed His unmistakable mercy to you. Trouble was brewing,…

Theophan the Recluse

Acknowledge

Image

If you want to attain salvation, learn and keep in your heart all that the holy Church teaches and, receiving heavenly power…

Theophan the Recluse

Christ

Image

The Lord chose the apostles, that they should be with Him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to…

Theophan the Recluse

Apostles

Image

Remember that each of us has his own cross. The Golgotha of this cross is our heart: it is being lifted or…

Theophan the Recluse

Crosses

Image

But your job is to work upon yourself: for this you are chosen; the rest is in the hands of God. He…

Theophan the Recluse

Chosen

Image

Examine yourself to see whether you have within you a strong sense of your own self importance, or negatively, whether you have…

Theophan the Recluse

Annoyed

Image

Every Christian is chosen-chosen for similar deeds, namely: to be with the Lord, through unceasing remembrance of Him and awareness of His…

Theophan the Recluse

Awareness

Image

Every Christian has the power to heal infirmities-not of others, but his own, and not of the body, but of the soul-that…

Theophan the Recluse

Body

Image

The object of our serch is the fire of grace which enters into the heart.

Theophan the Recluse

Fire

Image

The invincible weapon against all our enemies is humility.

Theophan the Recluse

Enemy

Image

The goal of human freedom is not in freedom itself, nor it is in man, but in God. By giving man freedom,…

Theophan the Recluse

Authority

Image