Seraphim Rose, born Eugene Dennis Rose (August 13, 1934 – September 2, 1982), was an American hieromonk of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia who co-founded the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California. He translated Orthodox Christian texts and authored several polemical works. His writings have been credited with helping to spread Orthodox Christianity throughout the West; his popularity equally extended to Russia itself, where his works were secretly reproduced and distributed during the Communist era, remaining popular today.
Rose's opposition to Orthodox participation in the ecumenical movement, and his advocacy of the contentious "toll house teaching" led him into conflict with some notable figures in 20th-century Orthodoxy, and he remains controversial in some quarters even after his sudden death from an undiagnosed intestinal disorder in 1982. However, many other Orthodox Christians hold him in high esteem, venerating him as a saint in iconography, liturgy and prayer though he has not been formally canonized by any Orthodox synod.
Rose's monastery (as of 2010) is currently affiliated with the Serbian Orthodox Church, and continues to carry on his work of publishing and Orthodox missionary activity.
Read more about Seraphim Rose: Early Life, Spiritual Search, Orthodoxy, Works, Controversies Over Theological Opinions or "theologoumenon", Death, St. Herman's Monastery Today
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