Background
Parpheny was born on August 10, 1782 in Moscow City, Russian Federation.
Parpheny was born on August 10, 1782 in Moscow City, Russian Federation.
Parpheny graduated from the Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy in Moscow in 1803.
Parpheny was a teacher (since 1803), prefect (since 1811) ibid. In 1810 he became a monk. He was a rector of the Savior-Vifanskogo Theological Seminary and simultaneously the abbot of the Luzhetsky monastery near Moscow (1814-1817). Parpheny was a rector of the Moscow Theological Seminary (1817-1821). Pastor of Zaikonospassky and Donskoy Monasteries in Moscow (1817-1821). Member of the Moscow office of the Holy Synod (1819-1821). Bishop, Archbishop (since 1833) of Vladimirsk and Suzdal (1821-1850). Archbishop of Voronezh and Zadonsk (since 1850).
With Partheny a fraternal corps was built in the Mitrofanovsky male monastery. Trusteeship for the poor was added capital of 50 000 rubles.
