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Tito Fritiof Colliander was a Finnish Orthodox Christian writer.
Colliander was born in the family of Colonel Sigfried Joakim Colliander and his wife Dagmar Ilmatar, née von Schoultz and received his artistic education. His wife, Ina Behrsen was also an artist and painter, and his son Sergius – an orthodox priest.
Beginning with the 1930s Colliander publishes a number of novels and short stories that brought him name. In his books, written under the strong influence of Dostoyevsky's frequent themes of guilt, searching for faith in the modern world. Novels Crusade, Mercy and others were translated into foreign languages .
Colliander and his wife Ina went to Orthodoxy, and in the years 1949–1953 the writer graduated from the Orthodox seminary. His most famous book The Way of the ascetic was first published in Swedish. English book Narrow path went through several editions. He also owns a memoir of life in Tsarist Russia and Finland in pre-war book about Ilya Repin.
Died May 21, 1989 and is buried at the Orthodox cemetery in Helsinki near Lapinlahti.
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