Our heart distracts us when it inclines to the fulfillment … - Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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Our heart distracts us when it inclines to the fulfillment of its own fallen desires, when it leaves the path of God's will.

Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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Saint Ignatius (Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov, Дмитрий Александрович Брянчанинов, 1807–1867) was a bishop and theologian of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Alternative Names: Dmitry Alexandrovich Brianchaninov • Ignace Briantchaninov • Saint Ignatius • Dmitry Bryanchaninov • Dmitry Aleksandrovich Bryanchaninov

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