Saint Silouan the Athonite (also sometimes referred to as Saint Silvanus the Athonite or Staretz Silouan; 1866–1938) was an Eastern Orthodox monk of Russian origin. He was born Simeon Ivanovich Antonov of Russian Orthodox parents who came from the village of Sovsk in Imperial Russia’s Tambov Governorate. At the age of twenty-seven after a period of military service he left his native Russia and came to the monastic state of Mt.
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