Nikon of Karoulia
Russian military officer and Orthodox monk / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hieromonk Nikon of Karoulia (also known as Nikon Karulskiy, Russian: Никон Карульский; born Nikolai Nikolaevich (von) Strandtman, Russian: Николай Николаевич Штрандман; also known as Nikon N. Strandtman;[2] 4 September 1875, Grodno, Belarus – 20 September 1963, Mount Athos, Greece) was a Russian military officer and Orthodox monk. During his later years, he was known as a hesychast hermit and starets in Karoulia, Mount Athos.
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Никон Карульский | |
Born | Nikolai Nikolaevich Strandtman (Николай Николаевич Штрандман) (1875-09-04)September 4, 1875 |
Died | September 20, 1963(1963-09-20) (aged 88) |
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Relatives | Karl Gustav von Strandmann (paternal grandfather) |
Family | Vasily Nikolaevich Strandtman (brother) |
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