Katerina Osipovna Khokhlakova

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Audio text — Katerina Osipova Khokhlakova (Катерина Осиповна Хохлакова)


  • Given name — Katerina (Михаил)

  • Patronymic — Osipovna (Осиповна) — the daughter of Osip (Осип)

  • Family name — Khokhlakova (Хохлакова)

A 33-year-old young widow who has a daughter, Liza, with a leg condition. She comes to Elder Zosima hoping he will help heal her daughter, but she also has major questions about faith. Her worldview is shown in chapter 2.4 — and she is referred to as a woman of little faith.

Her family has known Alexei Karamazov since childhood, who nursed and taught Liza to read.