Elder Sebastian of Optina knotted Several times he demanded from

Several times he demanded from me things I was reluctant to do

and after her burial

First color is main bead color for 150 beads

and original artwork

Finished with a stone cross

Elder Sebastian of Optina knotted Several times he demanded fromThe spiritual image of Elder Sebastian (18841966) is that of a longsuffering, quiet bearer of the vision of the Optina monastic traditiondestined to preserve Optina eldership through decades of communist persecution of the Church. After the closure of Optina Monastery in 1923, Fr. Sebastiana disciple of both Elder Joseph and Elder Nektarymatured rapidly into a truly compassionate pastor. He suffered arrest and imprisonment by the communists in 1933,