unidentified pilgrim who wanders from place to place in Ukraine and Russia in the nineteenth century, praying the Prayer of Jesus Christ many times. Moscow Theological Academy professor Aleksey Pentkovsky identified this unknown pilgrim, as Arseny Troyepolsky, a Ukrainian priest-monk who moved around various Ukrainian and then Russian monasteries. In this book, and a number of others, none of which carry the author's name, Arseny writes extensively about St Paisius Velichkovsky and Ukrainian Saints. Veneration St. Paisius is venerated for his personal holiness, and his revival of monasticism and spirituality in Romania, Ukraine and Russia, which had suffered under the reforms of Peter I and Catherine II. He revived the ancient teaching on the Jesus Prayer, a teaching almost forgotten in Russia. The Spiritual and Cultural Center in the Church of the Dormition, Poltava is named for St. Paisius. At the opening of the Center on November 27, 2008, Patriarch of Kiev and All Rus-Ukraine stated, "The importance of Velichkovsky’s life is not only in that he prayed for us sinners, but also in that he showed us the way every Christian should be going." Patriarch Filaret said that the "Doctrine of Paisius Velichkovsky is important because it showed the way to the eternal life and gave an example of how to live on earth. This does not mean that everyone should go to a monastery, but it does mean that everyone should think about the good, the sanctity, and purity of heart." In honor of the memory of Poltava native, Saint Paisius Velichkovsky, the Poltava Eparchy of the UOC-KP has established a prize to be awarded to people who contribute to the revival of spiritual life in Poltava, actively working in the public sector, science, art, and culture. Saint Paisius Velichkovsky Orthodox Church in Livorno, Italy, is named for him. The Romanian Orthodox Church in Liverpool, United Kingdom is dedicated to Saint Paisius of Neamt. References External links Paisius Velichkovsky Orthodox Monastery in USA 1722 births 1794 deaths 18th-century Christian saints Athonite Fathers Eastern Orthodox saints from Ukraine Hesychasts History of Moldavia (1711–1822) People from Poltava Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church Russian theologians Starets National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy alumni Eastern Orthodox monks from Ukraine Russian Orthodox Christians from Ukraine Kiev Theological Academy alumni 18th-century Eastern Orthodox theologians 18th-century Christian monks Translators of the Philokalia People associated with Pantokratoros Monastery