Optina Elders (Starets) Spiritual Lineage | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

Neutral catalog summary

About this record

Optina Elders (Starets) Spiritual Lineage is cataloged as a Lineage / school within Christian Mysticism. Its candidate country context is “Russia” and its period or origin is “19th–20th centuries; continuing reception.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Russian Orthodox monastic eldership.”

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Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Optina Elders; Optina starets tradition; Elders of Optina Pustyn; Optina spiritual eldership
Parent tradition: Russian Orthodox monastic eldership
Public geographic context: Russia
Period / origin: 19th–20th centuries; continuing reception
Living / historical status: Historical monastic lineage with living devotional reception
Access / protocol: Institution-specific
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Russia

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1cambridge.org

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Source 2cambridge.org

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Optina Elders (Starets) Spiritual Lineage. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0810. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0810

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