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{{short description|Russian monk and ascetic}}
{{for|other saints named Tryphon|Saint Tryphon (disambiguation)}}
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|name= Tryphon of Pechenga
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|titles= Enlightener of the [[Sámi peoples|Sami]]<br>Abbot of [[Pechenga Monastery|Pechenga]], Venerable
|birth_date=1495
|birth_place= [[Torzhok]], [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]]<br>{{small|(now [[Russia]])}}
|death_date=1583 (aged 88)
|death_place= [[Pechenga Monastery|Pechenga]], [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]]
|feast_day= 15 December
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|patronage= Invoked by Russian mariners
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|venerated_in= [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<ref name=Garrett/>
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'''Tryphon of Pechenga''' ({{langx|ru|Преподобный Трифон Печенгский, Кольский}}; {{langx|fi|Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen (Kuolalainen)}}; {{langx|sms|Pââʹss Treeffan}}; [[Norwegian Bokmål]] and {{langx|sv|St./S:t Trifon av Petsamo}}; 1495–1583) was a Russian [[monk]] and [[asceticism|ascetic]] in the [[Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch|Eastern Orthodox Church]] on the [[Kola Peninsula]] and in [[Lapland (region)|Lapland]] in the 16th century. He is considered to be the founder of the [[Pechenga Monastery]] and "Enlightener of the [[Sami people|Sami]]".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ortodoksi.net/tietopankki/henkilot/pyhat/karjalan_valistajat/tryphon_of_pechenga.htm|title=Ortodoksi.net - Pyhittäjä Trifon Petsamolainen|website=www.ortodoksi.net|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref>
== Life and missionary work ==
Baptized with the name Mitrofan, he was the son of a [[priest]] from the [[Novgorod]] region.<ref name=":0" /> Trained as a military engineer,<ref name=Garrett>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oQ8BFk9K0ToC&dq=Tryphon+of+Pechenga&pg=PA681 Garrett, Paul D., "Tryphon of Pechenga", ''Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions'', (Gerald H. Anderson, ed.), Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1999], {{ISBN|9780802846808}}</ref> he felt that he was called by [[God]] to proclaim the [[Gospel]]s to the [[Sami people|Sámi]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://oca.org/saints/lives/2016/12/15/103552-venerable-tryphon-the-abbot-of-pechenga-kolsk|title=Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Pechenga (Kolsk)|website=oca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> Though he was met with hostility from the pagans, he was effective in convincing many of them to convert to [[Christianity]]. His effectiveness is attributed to the fact that he took the time to study their beliefs and languages.<ref name=":1" />
With permission from [[Archbishop]] Macarius of [[Novgorod]] to found a Church of the [[Annunciation]] up north, Mitrofan was [[Tonsure#Eastern Christianity|tonsured]] a [[monk]] with the [[religious name]] Tryphon and [[Ordainment#Eastern.2C Roman.2C and Anglican Christianity|ordained]] a [[hieromonk]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.roca.org/OA/90/90h.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010228030124/http://www.roca.org/oa/90/90h.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2001-02-28|title=Saint Tryphon of Pechenga – Enlightener of Lapland|website=www.roca.org|access-date=2016-03-08}}</ref> After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became the leader of the [[Pechenga Monastery|Holy Trinity Monastery]] on the banks of the [[Pechenga River]]. He continued spreading the Gospel to the residents near the river.
== Veneration ==
[[Image:Korovin-pechenega.JPG|thumb|221x221px|left|St. Triphon's Brook in [[Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast|Pechenga]] got its name from Tryphon (1894 painting by [[Konstantin Korovin]]).]]Tryphon died in 1583 at the age of 88<ref name=":0" /> and is commemorated on 15 December in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abbamoses.com/months/december.html|title=Orthodox Saints for December|website=www.abbamoses.com|access-date=2016-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Venerable Tryphon, Abbot of Pechenga |url=https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1999/12/15/103552-venerable-tryphon-abbot-of-pechenga |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.oca.org}}</ref> Russian [[Sailor|seamen]] traditionally pray to Tryphon when they are in danger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Agioi_anargyroi |date=2010-01-27 |title=Full of Grace and Truth: The Prayer to St. Tryphon for the Deliverance of Gardens |url=http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2010/01/prayer-to-st-tryphon-for-deliverance-of.html |access-date=2016-03-30 |website=Full of Grace and Truth}}</ref>
Tryphon is relatively unknown in the greater Orthodox traditions, but achieved and maintained popularity among Orthodox Christians in the Lapland Regions. His popularity is often attributed to his [[Folk Orthodoxy|skillful blends of Orthodoxy and pagan practices]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lenin, Religion, and Theology|last=Boer|first=R.|publisher=Springer|year=2013|isbn=978-1137323903}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Skolts]]
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsViewer.asp?FSID=103552 Venerable Tryphon the Abbot of Pechenga (Kolsk)] Orthodox [[icon]] and [[synaxarion]]
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