Biography Epiphanius the Wise

Epiphanius the Wise (d. 1420) (not canonized saint) – Lives of the originator, a student teacher. Sergei Radonezhsky. He lived in the late XIV and XV in the beginning., Traveled to the East, was in Constantinople on Mount Athos, in Jerusalem, and died about 1420, in the dignity of priesthood and the spiritual father of the Trinity Lavra. He is the author of "Life St. Sergi", which he began writing a year after the death of teacher., Personal memories, and collecting information from other elders, and ended around 1417 – 1918, 26 years on death series (excerpts in "Stories the Russian Church "Makarov, VI, 353). In the lists of the XV century. This life is very rare, but for the most part – in remaking Pakhomy Serba. Other op. EG: – "Word praiseworthy St. Our father Sergius" (in the hand. XV and XVI cent.) In the "Life of St. Stefan of Perm '(1397, published by NI Kostomarov in the" masterpiece of ancient Russian literature ", IV, 119 – 171). Archbishop. Filaret ascribes E. "The Legend of E. Mnich on the way to St. Land of Jerusalem." See N. Barsukov, "Sources of Russian hagiography" (192, 515, 546); E. Golubinsky, "Prep. Radonezh Series" (1892).