Father Sergius

Father Sergius is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that tells the story of a man who renounces his wealth and position in society to become a monk. The novel explores themes of morality, faith, and redemption. Father Sergius is a complex and thought-provoking work that offers readers new insights into the human condition.

In Petersburg in the eighteen-forties a surprising event occurred. An officer of the Cuirassier Life Guards, a handsome prince who everyone predicted would become aide-decamp to the Emperor Nicholas I and have a brilliant career, left the service, broke off his engagement to a beautiful maid of honour, a favourite of the Empress’s, gave his small estate to his sister, and retired to a monastery to become a monk.