ROCOR Council of Bishops launches canonization process for Seraphim (Rose)
Hieromonk Seraphim Rose. Photo: open sources
On May 4, 2026, members of the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR), meeting in Munich, voted to canonize Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose), a UOJ source reports. The canonization has not yet been officially announced.
Hieromonk Seraphim was a spiritual writer and the author of numerous works that had a major influence on Orthodox life. His best-known writings include Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future, The Soul After Death, and The Mysteries of the Book of Revelation.
Earlier, the UOJ reported that at a meeting of the Synod of Bishops held at the Synodal residence in New York on December 9–11, 2025, a commission was established to study the life, legacy, and veneration of Hieromonk Seraphim. The commission was headed by Bishop James of Sonora, vicar of the Western American Diocese.
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