St. Theophan the Recluse (in the world Georgy Govorov; 1815-1894) - scholar, writer-preacher. It occupies a special place among Russian preachers and saints of the XIX century. The saint has seen its service to the Church of God in the spiritual feat of literary creativity. "Writing, - he said - is a service of the Church need." All his pastoral work he devoted to explaining the way of true Christian life based on spiritual discipline. Theophane the Recluse left a great theological legacy: izyasneniyu works on the word of God, translated works, works on asceticism and psychology. His creations are striking encyclopedic breadth and diversity of theological interest. The main theme of the works of St. Theophan is salvation in Christ. This topic has become paramount in the teachings, compiled a book, "What is spiritual life and how to tune it?".