Jonah – Bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk. Reference was made bishop of Chernigov and Bryansk in 1499-1500, respectively.

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John Gold (Eli) (died 02.1870) – Archimandrite, died in February 1870 Born in Great Russian, received his early education in the military branch of Kazan orphanage. In 1810 he entered the lines on military service in Vitebsk Infantry Regiment, participated in the 1811 and 1812 years. in the war against the Turks and the French, [...]

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Paul (Obnorsky) (1317 – 10/01/1429) – Rev. Obnorsky, rarely called Komel (from rivers Obnory and Comely), the ascetic and hermit XIV-XV centuries. He was born in Moscow in 1317, the prince of Moscow Yuri Danilovich, died on the river Obnore in 1429, 10 January, when, and celebrated his memory. The rich-born, well educated, he from [...]

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Filaret, the first (in schema Theodosius) (top XVII table. – 09/29/1694) – the first metropolitan of Novgorod and Alatyr diocese, was born in Nizhny Novgorod region. Educated at home and after he perfected science. Already in the early years left in Macara Zheltovodsky Monastery Nizhny Novgorod diocese and there is a haircut in monasticism. In [...]

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Evsigney (Bishop of Vladimir and Volyn). According Hypatian Chronicle, he is referred to the Bishop of Vladimir-Volhynia in December 1287 (pp. 214-216), and elsewhere in the same record (p. 220-222) – from December 1288. There is mention of it, and in 1301 (Bulgakov, p. 1397), and in ND – died in 1289. Literature: S. Bulgakov [...]

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Sawa (1169 – 1237) – saint, the world Rastko (Rostislav), youngest son of Stefan Nemanja, the brother of Stefan Serb Pervovenchannogo. At 18 m, the father left his allotted specific principality, S. went to Mount Athos where he became a monk, resumed desolate Hilandarsky m-pk, gave him a mouth, and started a strict hostel, established [...]

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Ignatius – Metropolitan of Tobolsk and Siberia, from the noble family of Rimsky-Korsakov, was first Stolnikov when the Emperor Tsar Alexis, and later became a monk at the Solovki monastery, and in 1677 was there Ekklisiarhom, or preachers the Church, and in 1685 ordained Archimandrite Moscow New Monastery. In this and the rank he was [...]

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Alexis – the Bishop of Lutsk. Svyatitelstvoval in the early XV century.

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Gerasim (20/01/1676) – Schema-monk, builder of the Irkutsk Ascension Monastery, arrived in eastern Siberia with the Russian warriors who founded Irkutsk (Irkutsk original fort). In 1672, the elder, with the blessing Gerasim Siberian Metropolitan Cornelius laid the foundation for the Ascension of the desert, later transformed into Irkutsk Ascension Monastery, 5 miles from Irkutsk, down [...]

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Barlaam (Bishop of Suzdal and Tarussky) (died 21/07/1586) – Bishop of Suzdal and Tarussky. Since 1557 – Superior Mahrischskogo Monastery of the Moscow diocese. In 1560 under Tsar Ivan the Terrible restored sozhzhenny Avnezhsky Trinity Monastery Vologda diocese, founded by pupils of St. Stephen Mahrischskogo (memory 14/27 July) and assigned to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery. If [...]

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