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Our venerable father '''Isaac II (Bobrikov) of Optina''' was a schema [[archimandrite]] among the group of [[monasticism|monastics]] of [[Optina Monastery]] in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries who were known as the Optina Elders. The Elder Isaac is venerated on [[December 26]] and with all the Optina Elders on [[October 11]].

==Life==
Ivan Nikolayevich Bobrikov was born of a peasant family in 1865 in the village of Ostrov in Orel province. He entered Optina Monastery as a [[novice]] in 1884. He was [[tonsure]]d into the mantia on [[June 7]], 1898 with the name Isaac. On [[October 20]], 1898, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]].

On [[August 30]], 1913, Isaac was appointed [[abbot]] with the rank of archimandrite and as such his appointment as abbot of Optina Monastery would be the last before the Bolshevik storm and occupation of Russia. Fr. Isaac was noted for his calm demeanor, simplicity, and the abundant tears he shed during the Divine services.

After the Bolsheviks had taken over the government of Russia in 1917, Optina Monastery was closed in 1923. Several [[monk]]s, including Fr. Isaac, the hieromonk Gerontius who had been the [[cell]]-attendant of Elder [[Barsanuphius (Plikhanov) of Optina|Barsanuphius]], and the novice Rodion Sheichenko, remained in Kozelsk for several years where Fr. Isaac served in the Church of St. George. In August 1929, the group of Optina monks, with Fr. Isaac, were arrested along with all the [[clergy]], [[monastic]]s, and [[laity]] who were close to the churches in Kozelsk. They were placed into a prison. Soon, they were sent to a prison in Sukhinichi and then, later, to Smolensk.

After the end of an "investigation" in January 1930, these prisoners were dispersed, mainly to Siberia, where they eventually ended their earthly lives. While the details of Fr. Isaac's final years have a degree of uncertainly, he apparently was exiled to Belyov, near Moscow. He was arrested again in 1932, but was released. He was again arrested in 1937 in connection with an affair related to [[Bishop]] Nicetas of Belyov from which he was sentenced to be shot. The dates of his [[martyr]]dom vary, as [[January 8]], 1938 or [[December 26]], 1938.

==Glorification==
Elder Isaac II of Optina was glorified with all the Elders of Optina by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in 1990. The [[feast day]] for St. Isaac II of Optina is December 26.

The local veneration of the Elders of Optina was authorized by the [[Church of Russia|Patriarchate of Moscow]] on [[June 13]], 1996. [[Glorification]] of the Elders of Optina for universal [[veneration]] occurred on [[August 7]], 2000.

==Sources==
*[http://www.holy-transfiguration.org/library_en/mod_optina.html Isaac, Hieromartyr Of Optina]
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=148997 Venerable Isaac II of Optina]

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-Our venerable father '''Isaac II (Bobrikov) of Optina''' was a schema [[archimandrite]] among the group of [[monasticism|monastics]] of [[Optina Monastery]] in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries who were known as the Optina Elders. The Elder Isaac is venerated on [[December 26]] and with all the Optina Elders on [[October 11]].
+Our venerable father '''Isaac II (Bobrakov) of Optina''' was a schema [[archimandrite]] among the group of [[monasticism|monastics]] of [[Optina Monastery]] in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries who were known as the Optina Elders. The Elder Isaac is venerated on [[December 26]] and with all the Optina Elders on [[October 11]].
 ==Life==
-Ivan Nikolayevich Bobrikov was born of a peasant family in 1865 in the village of Ostrov in Orel province. He entered Optina Monastery as a [[novice]] in 1884. He was [[tonsure]]d into the mantia on [[June 7]], 1898 with the name Isaac. On [[October 20]], 1898, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]].
+Ivan Nikolayevich Bobrakov was born of a peasant family in 1865 in the village of Ostrov in Orel province. He entered Optina Monastery as a [[novice]] in 1884. He was [[tonsure]]d into the mantia on [[June 7]], 1898 with the name Isaac. On [[October 20]], 1898, he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]].
 On [[August 30]], 1913, Isaac was appointed [[abbot]] with the rank of archimandrite and as such his appointment as abbot of Optina Monastery would be the last before the Bolshevik storm and occupation of Russia. Fr. Isaac was noted for his calm demeanor, simplicity, and the abundant tears he shed during the Divine services.

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 On [[August 30]], 1913, Isaac was appointed [[abbot]] with the rank of archimandrite and as such his appointment as abbot of Optina Monastery would be the last before the Bolshevik storm and occupation of Russia. Fr. Isaac was noted for his calm demeanor, simplicity, and the abundant tears he shed during the Divine services.
-After the Bolsheviks had taken over the government of Russia in 1917, Optina Monastery was closed in 1923. Several [[monk]]s, including Fr. Isaac, the hieromonk Gerontius who had been the [[cell]]-attendant of Elder [[Barsanuphius (Plikhanov) of Optina|Barsanuphius]], and the novice Rodion Sheichenko, remained in Kozelsk for several years where Fr. Isaac served in the Church of St. George. In August 1929, the group of Optina monks, with Fr. Isaac, were arrested along with all the [[clergy]], [[monastic]]s, and [[laity]] who were close to the churches in Kozelsk. They were placed into a prison. Soon, they were sent to a prison in Sukhinichi and then, later, to Smolensk.
+After the Bolsheviks had taken over the government of Russia in 1917, Optina Monastery was closed in 1923. Several [[monk]]s, including Fr. Isaac, the hieromonk Gerontius who had been the [[cell]]-attendant of Elder [[Barsanuphius of Optina|Barsanuphius]], and the novice Rodion Sheichenko, remained in Kozelsk for several years where Fr. Isaac served in the Church of St. George. In August 1929, the group of Optina monks, with Fr. Isaac, were arrested along with all the [[clergy]], [[monastic]]s, and [[laity]] who were close to the churches in Kozelsk. They were placed into a prison. Soon, they were sent to a prison in Sukhinichi and then, later, to Smolensk.
 After the end of an "investigation" in January 1930, these prisoners were dispersed, mainly to Siberia, where they eventually ended their earthly lives. While the details of Fr. Isaac's final years have a degree of uncertainly, he apparently was exiled to Belyov, near Moscow. He was arrested again in 1932, but was released. He was again arrested in 1937 in connection with an affair related to [[Bishop]] Nicetas of Belyov from which he was sentenced to be shot. The dates of his [[martyr]]dom vary, as [[January 8]], 1938 or [[December 26]], 1938.