Our father among the saints, the New Hiero-[[Hiero-Confessor]] Raphael of Optina (1891-6 June, 1957) was a Russian monk , priest, and confessor. He suffered three terms twenty years of unjust imprisonment under Communist rule, total of 20 years. He was a spiritual son of some of the last of the [[Optina Elders]], such as [[St. Nektary]]. He was formally canonized in 2006 and is commemorated on June 6.