约弗于公元1635年出生在莫斯科。教会的歌声和事奉圣礼吸引了他。约弗后来成了裴特若大帝的忏悔神父，但是由于出现的阴谋诡计，他决定隐退到了斯罗维奇修道院，在那里，他渡过了艰难的修道生活。1720年在他85岁高龄时返回天家。在他去世之前，他喊道：“我们列祖宗的上帝是有福的，如今我将要去天父那里。但是我无所畏惧，而是非常高兴！” 
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