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On [[November 28]], 1955, Metr. Benjamin became the ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Saratov as Metropolitan of Saratov and Balashov. On [[December 26]], 1957, his title was changed to Metropolitan of Saratov and Volsk.
On [[February 29]], 1958, Metr. Benjamin retired to the [[Pskov-Caves Monastery|Pskov-Pechersk Monastery]] where he reposed on [[October 4]], 1961. He was buried in the caves of the monastery.
==Sayings==
Elder [[w:John Krestiankin|John (Krestiankin)]] often used to say one phrase, which he heard from Metropolitan Benjamin: "we are all essentially superfluous, and no one needs us but God".
==Sources==
* [http://la-france-orthodoxe.net/ru/tserk/benjamin Benjamin]
* [[Wikipedia:Benjamin (Fedchenkov)]]
* [http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7217.htm Letters of elder John (Krestiankin)]
*{{Ru icon}}[http://www.pravoslavie.ru/smi/49054.htm Life and books of Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov)]
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