Archimandrite
Saint Tryphon, Archimandrite of Vyatka, was born in the Arkhangelsk region. From an early age, he felt called to the monastic life. Secretly leaving his family home, he settled in Ustyug, where he lived under the guidance of an enlightened priest, devoting himself to prayer, fasting and spiritual discipline.
He later moved to the Pyskor Monastery on the Kama River, where he was tonsured a monk under Abbot Barlaam. There, he began his monastic service in the monastery bakery, carrying out his obedience with humility. In time, he traveled to the banks of the Mulyanka River, where he preached the Gospel and converted many pagans to Christianity.
Saint Tryphon also founded a monastery dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Chusovaya River. In 1580, he established the Dormition Monastery in Khlynov, where he was subsequently appointed archimandrite.
Renowned for his strict asceticism, Saint Tryphon wore a coarse hairshirt and heavy chains as acts of voluntary self-denial. Before his repose, he called the faithful to love one another and to place all their hope in prayer. He reposed in the Lord in 1612 and was buried in the monastery he had founded in Vyatka.
