Hadji Fr.Spiridon Efimov of blessed memory

[spiridon]

on oct 31st/ nov 13th in the year of 1902 a child was born to Mr.Vasily Pavlovitch Efimov and Evgenia Alexyevna Efimov in the city of Kronstadt, and according to Orthodox Christian tradition was given the name of whos Saint was commemorated that day, which was -SS Nikodim and Spyridon the Prosphora makers of the Kiev caves... the young infant was named Nikodim...
The years passed and the Efimovs would often be visited by Fr.John of Kronstadt(the now St.John of Kronstadt) as he was a good friend of the Efimov family...
Nika as he was nicknamed, had a sister 4 years older named maria vasilievna and was St.John of Kronstadts God-Daughter, she talked later in the years of how St.John of Kronstadts Blessing`s were always upon the young Nika...its not a miracle that the young nika would also develop a close relationship with the then Archbishop John Maximovitch, and in 1951 with the blessing of ArhcBishop John Maximovitch, he asked his vicar Bishop Leonty bartoshevitch of geneva to tonsure his good friend Nika to simple monk, then deacon, and finally the Priesthood - Bishop Leonty tonsured him a monk gave young Nika the other Saints name that was also commemorated when young Nika was born- St.Spyridon the other Prosphora maker... as the years passed Hadji Fr.Spiridon Efimov was assigned to a couple of places and one was a parish in beirut,lebanon where he was Vicar for 4 years and being so close to the holy land would often visit the tomb of the Lord and other Holy places- thus he signed his name HADJI( Hadji being an arabic word used to denote a pilgrim to the tomb of Christ) Hadji Fr.Spiridon continued his relationship with the ArchBishop John Maximovitch and they became each others SOTAINIK (slavonic word that could mean co-mystic, or sharer). Blessed Hadgi Fr.Spiridon Efimov reposed in the Lord on august 19th /sept.1, 1984 in the southbay of the san francisco bay area, and is buried not far from his SOTAINIK St.John of Shanghai and San Francisco
an unworthy servant -
spiridon