Fr. Seraphim Rose

Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose), né Eugene Dennis Rose (August 13, 1934-September 2, 1982) was a hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West and are also quite popular in Russia. Although not formally glorified (canonized), he is (some say prematurely) celebrated by some Orthodox Christians as a saint in iconography, liturgy, and prayer... http://orthodoxwiki.org/Seraphim_Rose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seraphim_Rose SERBIAN ORTHODOX in tribute to blessed fr. Seraphim(Eugen)Rose,Western Orthodox monasticism.