Starets

This conveyed nothing to the London police, who, of course, knew nothing save that a "Starets" in Russia is a "saint."

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

Those who stand firm and who will expose the Antichrist will be Pope Peter II of the Catholic Church, the unofficial leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Starets John and a a religious Protestant professor named Ernst Pauli.

Wrath of God: The Days of the Antichrist Esther 2009

Those who stand firm and who will expose the Antichrist will be Pope Peter II of the Catholic Church, the unofficial leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Starets John and a a religious Protestant professor named Ernst Pauli.

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Such a widely popular figure had the Starets become, and so deeply impressed had been the people of Moscow and Warsaw, where he had performed some mysterious "miracles," that there were hundreds of thousands of all classes who, like the two Ministers of the Crown who sat in that room, really believed that he was possessed of Divine power.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

In all seriousness the Bishop told the Starets of the interest in him which the Empress had aroused in the mind of the Tsar.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

One day in the Nevski I met Mitia the Blessed, the Starets who ran

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

Bishop Alexis of Kazan, after Rasputin's visit there, had introduced him to the Rector of the Religious Academy, and already the mock saint had established a circle of ascetic students, of whom Teofan and another Starets named Mitia the Blessed (a name derived from Dmitry), who came from Montenegro, were members.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

The Bishop, a big, over-fed man, had a long chat with the Starets in my presence.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

On Hardt's arrival the reception was cut short after he had whispered some words to the Starets, who made excuse that he had to leave to return to the palace.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895

I saw with what ingenuity the plan was being laid, for well I knew the amazing and quite uncanny fascination for women of all classes possessed by the Starets.

The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia William Le Queux 1895