Philip (Stavitsky) (Russian: Филипп (Ставицкий), romanized: Filipp (Stavickij); April 14, 1884 - December 12, 1952), born Vitaly Stephanovich Stavisky (Russian: Виталий Степанович Ставицкий, romanized: Vitalij Stepanovich Stavickij), was the archbishop of Astrakhan from 1928 to 1952.
Philip was born as Vitaly Stephanovich Stavisky on April 14, 1884 in Narodychi, Russia, the son of a local priest.
During the Red Terror, Stavitsky was arrested and tried multiple times for possession of counter-revolutionary literature and ordaining priests of former officers of the White Army, and eventually deported to Samara until 1925.
In 1944 he was appointed Archbishop of Irkutsk but was quickly called back to his original seat in Astrakhan.
[3] Stavitsky died on December 12, 1952 in Moscow and was buried in the mausoleum of the Intercession Cathedral of Astrakhan.