St. Ignatius Brianchaninov

“It is necessary for salvation that the one who has been baptized into Christ should live according to the laws of Christ.”

“Spiritual discernment is acquired by reading the Holy Scriptures, first and foremost the New Testament, and reading the holy Fathers whose writings correspond to the type of life the Christian lives.”

Life

• A Brief Life of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
• Champion of the Arena
• Life of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov (OCA)
• https://orthodoxwiki.org/Ignatius_(Brianchaninov)_of_Caucasus
• https://www.orthodoxlivonia.org/saintignatiusbrianchaninov

Writings

• The Arena
• The Field
• The Refuge
• On the Reading of the Gospels
• Basics of Spiritual Life Part 1
• Sayings of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov
• The “Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius’ Teaching on Prayer
• Orthodox Word #222
• Index of Writings on pravoslavie.ru

Hymns

Service to the Holy Hierarch Ignaty Brianchaninov

Feast Days

April 30 – reposed in the Lord 1867, canonized 1988

References

• Fr Thomas Hopko provides an overview of ‘The Arena’
• Source of featured icon for this post: https://www.uncutmountainsupply.com/icons/of-saints/by-name/h-i/st-ignatius-ignati-brianchaninov-20th-c-1ig11/