Archimandrite Cleop (Elijah). Compiled by: Rozhneva O.L.

Archimandrite Cleop (Elija; 1912-1998) is the elder of the monastery of Sikhastria, who is widely known as the great confessor of the Romanian people. He was also loved and revered in his country and abroad, as the Monk Seraphim of Sarov in Russia. In fifty years, while the elder was the abbot and confessor, he raised hundreds and thousands of souls for Christ - priests, monks and laity. He inherited all Orthodox Christians, he left his instructions, teachings and advice, some of which are contained in this book.