Guard your conscience. Do not forget that you are the image… - Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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Guard your conscience. Do not forget that you are the image and likeness of God, that you are obliged to present this image in purity and holiness to God himself. Woe to you if God will not recognize His image, will not find in it any similarity with Himself! He will utter the dreadful words: "I do not know you."

Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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About Ignatius Bryanchaninov

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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