Cyril Pavlov

Cyril Pavlov, elder Cyril, Kirill Pavlov, elder Kyrill (in Russian: Кирилл Павлов), in life: Ivan Dmitrievich Pavlov (born 8 September 1919 in Makovskiye Vyselki, Ryazan Oblast, Russia) living Russian Orthodox Christian mystic, elder, wonder-worker and Archimandrite, confessor to Patriarch Alexy II. He was also confessor to the previous patriarchs Alexy I and Pimen. He is held in such reverence among Russian Christians that many await seeing him for months and even years.