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Teofan (Bystrow)
died 1940
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryTheophan of Poltava was a Russian archbishop and theologian in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was widely known as the "only Russian ascetic bishop". Theophan was the occasional confessor of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 31, 1872
Podmoshye
Date of death
February 6, 1940
Limeray
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
Eastern Orthodox priestarchbishop
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