Lives of various saints are inspiring and life-giving sources nourishing the faith of every Christian. In today’s article, we would like to let you take a closer look at the wondrous Russian Saint Lavrentiy of Chernigov (1868-1950) and publish a few of his heartfelt quotes and instructive stories of his life.

The main occupation of St Lavrentiy from a young age and throughout his life was serving as a church choir director. When churches began to close in Russia after the 20th century revolution, the monk meticulously kept his sheet music and liturgical books, predicting that “all this will soon come in handy”. And so it happened. With the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, churches began to reopen, and in 1941 Father Lavrentiy resumed his ministry at the Trinity-Ilyinsky Convent (Chernigov, Ukraine), which he himself had established. 

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