St. John Maximovich the wonder-working Russian bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco.
This video recounts the life, achievements and miracles of the Orthodox Christian saint St. John Maximovich the wonder-working Russian bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. It first touches on highlights from his life, from a young military pupil, to seminary student, to a monk then hieromonk (priest). Then finally a bishop in China, then France and Western Europe to San Francisco, where he helped construct the biggest Russian cathedral outside of Russia. The video then discusses his virtues and exemplary Christian character, his severe asceticism of extreme fasts and long prayers, his intentional personal poverty, his love for the orphans, his daring faith, and his humility among other qualities. It then discusses the gifts given by the Holy Spirit, such as prophecy, clairvoyance, healing, and how he seemed to know where the dying people that needed communion were, people that are absolutely strangers. It gives examples of such miracles It also describes his death, and burial, and how his body was incorrupt when it was exhumed. It finally recounts a miracle performed by St. John after his death, where he appeared to a non believer who did not know him, giving her advice. he recoginized him from his literature.
This video recounts the life, achievements and miracles of the Orthodox Christian saint St. John Maximovich the wonder-working Russian bishop of Shanghai and San Francisco. It first touches on highlights from his life, from a young military pupil, to seminary student, to a monk then hieromonk (priest). Then finally a bishop in China, then France and Western Europe to San Francisco, where he helped construct the biggest Russian cathedral outside of Russia. The video then discusses his virtues and exemplary Christian character, his severe asceticism of extreme fasts and long prayers, his intentional personal poverty, his love for the orphans, his daring faith, and his humility among other qualities. It then discusses the gifts given by the Holy Spirit, such as prophecy, clairvoyance, healing, and how he seemed to know where the dying people that needed communion were, people that are absolutely strangers. It gives examples of such miracles It also describes his death, and burial, and how his body was incorrupt when it was exhumed. It finally recounts a miracle performed by St. John after his death, where he appeared to a non believer who did not know him, giving her advice. he recoginized him from his literature.