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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 TaylorThat'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.
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