Marks 75 years since the repose of the holy confessor John Olenevskytranslated
Hierarch John Olenevsky (Ivan Vasilyevich Kalinin, circa 1862, Olenevka - July 24 (August 6), 1951, ibid.) was born to a peasant woman, Ksenia Ivanovna Kalinina. The father is unknown, he received his middle name on behalf of his godfather, probably his uncle Vasily Ivanovich. He studied at the zemstvo school in the village of Olenevka. He was engaged in shoemaking, knitting gloves and scarves. From childhood I was a strict faster and [...]
