Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev
Alexius, Metropolitan of Kiev | |
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| Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' | |
| Church | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| See | Moscow |
| Installed | 1354 |
| Term ended | 1378 |
| Predecessor | Theognostus of Kiev |
| Successor | Cyprian, Metropolitan of Kiev |
Saint Alexius | |
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| Metropolitan of Kiev | |
| Born | c. 1296 Moscow |
| Died | 1378 |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1448 |
| Major shrine | Chudov Monastery |
| Feast | 12 February |
| Attributes | Vested wearing bishop's omophorion and patriarch's koukoulion. Sometimes holding a Gospel Book with his right hand raised in blessing |
| Patronage | Moscow |
Alexius (
Biography
Alexius, whose name at birth was Eleutherius, was a son of Феодор (
By the will of
In 1357, Alexius was summoned by
In 1360s, Alexius founded the Andronikov, Chudov, and Alekseyevsky monasteries. He promoted Metropolitan Peter's canonization by the Russian Orthodox Church. Shortly before his death, Alexius fruitlessly tried to convince Sergius of Radonezh to become his successor. Alexius was an author of a number of sermons and epistles. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1448 and is revered as one of the patron saints of Moscow.
Feast days
12 February, (the day of his repose), 20 May, (the day of the uncovering of his relics) and 5 October, (Synaxis of the Hierarchs of Moscow).[3] His relics are venerated in Ephiphany Cathedral in Elokhovo.[4]
Popular culture
The 2012 film The Horde is a highly fictionalised narrative of how Alexius healed Taidula from blindness.
References
- ISBN 978-1-57958-282-1. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "АЛЕКСИЙ (БЯКОНТ) - Древо". drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Orthodox Church of America, Feasts and Saints
- ^ Moscow International Portal Archived October 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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