{"product_id":"st-philaret-of-new-york-icon-button","title":"St. Philaret of New York - Icon Button","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e¼\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAbout Saint Philaret of New York\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Philaret of New York (1903–1985), born George Nikolaevich Voznesensky, was a revered Orthodox hierarch who served as the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) from 1964 until his death.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn into a devout priestly family in Kursk, Russia, he and his family fled the Bolshevik Revolution in 1920 to settle in Harbin, Manchuria (China), where he trained as an electrical engineer before taking monastic vows and being ordained a priest in 1931.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Father Philaret ministered courageously to Russian refugees under harsh Japanese occupation and subsequent Communist Chinese rule, adamantly refusing to recognize the Soviet-controlled Moscow Patriarchate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter escaping to Australia in 1962 and being consecrated as a bishop, at the recommendation of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sjmshop.org\/collections\/icons\/products\/st-john-maximovitch-icon-print\" title=\"St. John Maximovitch Icon - Print\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSt. John (Maximovitch) of Shang-Hai \u0026amp; San Francisco\u003c\/a\u003e, he was unexpectedly chosen as the youngest candidate to lead ROCOR from its headquarters in New York City, where he became a zealous confessor of traditional Orthodoxy, an inspiring preacher, and a fierce opponent of ecumenism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemembered for his profound asceticism, deep prayer life, and an unyielding loyalty to the traditions of the Church, his sanctity before God was confirmed when his tomb at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville was opened in 1998 to reveal his relics completely incorrupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWritings of St. Philaret of New York\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Saint Philaret of New York: His Collected Works\" href=\"https:\/\/sjmshop.org\/collections\/books\/products\/saint-philaret-of-new-york-his-collected-works\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSaint Philaret of New York: His Collected Works\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Living According to God's Will - St. Philaret of New York\" href=\"https:\/\/sjmshop.org\/collections\/books\/products\/living-according-to-gods-will-st-philaret-of-new-york\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLiving According to God's Will - St. Philaret of New York\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sjmshop.org\/collections\/books\/products\/in-their-own-words\" title=\"In Their Own Words: The Private Letters of Saint Philaret of New York \u0026amp; Bishop Gregory Grabbe\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIn Their Own Words: The Private Letters of Saint Philaret of New York \u0026amp; Bishop Gregory Grabbe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. John’s Monastery Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062949920986,"sku":"STPHILA-BU1","price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/7081\/8522\/files\/stphilaretbuttoneditshpfy.png?v=1766504276","url":"https:\/\/sjmshop.org\/products\/st-philaret-of-new-york-icon-button","provider":"St. John’s Monastery Shop ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}