Career
Saint Tryphon, baptized as Mitrofan, was the son of a priest from the Novgorod region. Having received permission from Archbishop Macarius of Novgorod to found a Church of the Annunciation up north, Mitrofan was tonsured a monk with the religious name Tryphon, and ordained a hieromonk (ie, monastic priest). After his ordination and tonsure, Tryphon became leader of the Holy Trinity Monastery on the banks of the Pechenga River while fervently spreading the Gospel to the people living there.
Russian seamen traditionally pray to Saint Tryphon when they are in danger.