Ambrose of Optinsky, clergyman of the Russian Orthodox Church, hieromonk| revered during his lifetime as an old man. He became the prototype of Zosima's father in F. M. Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov. He was glorified as a saint in June 1988 at the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church. Vasily Rozanov, the famous Russian religious philosopher, literary critic and publicist, recalled his meeting with the elder in this way: “Benevolence flows from him spiritually, and, finally, physical. Everyone rises in spirit, just looking at him ... The most principled people visited him, and no one said anything negative. The gold has passed through the fire of skepticism and has not tarnished.” Remarkable is the legacy left by the venerable elder Ambrose. These are such patristic works as: “Answer to those who are supportive of the Latin Church”, “The Fear of God”, “The Father. Christian Marriage”, “Advice to Spouses and Parents”, “Collected Letters from the Monk Optina Elder Hieroschemamonk Ambrose to Monastics”.