Saints of Orthodoxy

St. AlexisMetropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

Holy Hierarch· Gold: Colour of the kings

“From this day on the boy abandoned childish games... and when he was fifteen he decided to become a monk.”
St. Alexis Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia

Dates of commemoration for saint

Synaxes & other dates of commemoration

Birth

1304

Moscow, Russian principality

Death

12 Feb (25 Feb) 1378

Moscow, Russian principality

History

Uncovering of Relics
20 May (2 June) 1431

Connected Sts.

Life path

  • Nobleman
  • Monk
  • Metropolitan
  • Diplomat
  • Statesman

Undertakings & Callings

  • Asceticism
  • Founding a monastery
  • Preaching

God's Gifts

  • Healing
  • Incorrupt relics

Eras

  • Golden Horde

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