An akathist book belonging to Saint Sofian (Boghiu) discovered in a monastery in Belarustranslated

July 7, 2026 · 1 min read

An akathist book that belonged to Saint Sofian (Boghiu) was discovered in a monastery in Belarus. This book, a rare edition printed in Romanian Cyrillic characters, is kept in the library of the Lavrichevo Monastery, in the Novogrudok diocese, reports the Synodal Department for Monasteries and Monasticism of the Moscow Patriarchate. It belonged to Saint Sofian (Boghiu; 1912-2002), igumen of the Antim monastery in Bucharest and

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Paul Taylor

That's fascinating — a Romanian Cyrillic acathist book ending up in a Belarusian monastery library. Saint Sofian was the abbot at Antim in Bucharest; I wonder how his personal copy made the journey there.

Sophia Young

That's interesting, Paul. I didn't know Saint Sofian used Romanian Cyrillic editions; must have been from the older generation before the switch to Latin script. Any idea how the book travelled from Bucharest all the way to Lavrichevo?

David Hall

Yeah, the old Cyrillic Romanian printings were common before the 1860s switch. I wonder if a pilgrim or a monk who knew him brought it there after 2002; Lavrichevo has taken in quite a few Romanian books over the years.

Constantin Ciobanu

Mă gândesc că sfântul Sofian, care a fost stareț la Antim, probabil a folosit cartea asta în rugăciune multă vreme. E ciudat cum a ajuns tocmai la Lavrichevo, dar poate vreun călugăr român care l-a cunoscut a dus-o acolo după 2002. Oricum, e un semn bun că s-a păstrat.

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