Biography Cones Arseniy

Conifer cone Arseny (died 1576) – Archbishop of Polotsk, Vitebsk and MSTISLAVSKI. It is known that he was active in the Polotsk St. John the Baptist monastery on the Island. Later he was Rector of the same monastery. October 22, 1562 he was consecrated bishop of Polotsk and elevated to the rank of archbishop.

February 15, 1563 in the capture of Polotsk, Russian troops Bishop Arseny was accused of loyalty to the Polish authorities, was taken prisoner and sent to Moscow. Then he was sent to prison in the Saviour stone monastery on Lake Kubenskoye Vologda province.

He died in prison in 1576.

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