Seraphim Chichagov
| Seraphim Chichagov | |
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| Митрополит Серафим | |
Seraphim Chichagov circa 1920.
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| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Monastic name | Seraphim |
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| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | Leonid Mikhailovich Chichagov Леонид Михайлович Чичагов June 9, 1856 St. Petersburg, Imperial Russia |
| Died | December 11, 1937 (aged 81) Butovo firing range, Moscow, Soviet Russia |
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| Based in | Monastery of Saint Euthymius |
| Title | Metropolitan bishop |
Seraphim Chichagov (9 June 1856 or 9 January 1856 – 11 December 1937), born Leonid Mikhailovich Chichagov, was a Metropolitan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church who was executed by firing squad and subsequently canonized as a New Martyr.
Born into a military family, he enlisted as an artillery officer after finishing his schooling. Influenced by his experiences in the Russo-Turkish War and meetings with John of Kronstadt, he resigned from the military and became a clergyman. Following the death of his wife, he entered the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius and received the monastic name Seraphim. He was later appointed father superior and Archimandrite of the Monastery of Saint Euthymius, and later the New Jerusalem Monastery. In 1905 he was appointed bishop of Sukhumi. In subsequent years he was appointed Bishop of Orel (1906–1908), Chişinău (1908–1912), Tver (1912–1917), and Warsaw (1918–1921). In 1928 was appointed Metropolitan of St. Petersburg.
He retired in 1933 due to age and ill health. Four years later he was arrested and charged with monarchist propaganda. Sentenced to death by firing squad, he was executed on December 11, 1937 at the Butovo firing range.
Leonid Mikhailovich Chichagov was born on June 9, 1856 in St. Petersburg, Russia to artillery Colonel Mikhail Nikiforovich Chichagov and Maria Nikolaevna. He was born into a minor noble family from the Kostroma area with a strong military background. His great-grandfather participated in a study of the Arctic Ocean during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great, and his grandfather, Admiral Paul Chichagov, fought in defense of Russia during the French invasion of Russia. Leonid Chichagov was baptized on October 20, 1856 in the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky at the Mikhailovsky military school.
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