Прутченко, Михаил Борисович

Biography

Михаил Борисович Прутченко (1833–1886) was associated with the Ivanovsky Monastery in Pskov, a significant religious and cultural institution in northwestern Russia. His life reflected the spiritual and monastic traditions of 19th-century Russian Orthodoxy.

Living during a period of considerable change in Russian religious life, Прутченко's connection to the monastery represents the continuing importance of monastic communities in Russian society and culture throughout the 1800s.