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St. Alexis of Moscow
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St. Alexis of Moscow

c. 1296–1378 · Moscow · Feast February 12

Alexis was the son of a boyar who became a monk and then Metropolitan of Kyiv and all Rus’, with his seat in Moscow. In 1357 he was summoned to the Golden Horde to heal the khan’s blind mother, and she recovered. He governed Moscow as regent for the young prince Dmitry Donskoy and was a close friend of St. Sergius. He founded the Chudov Monastery in the Kremlin.

  • Feast: February 12 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 1296–1378
  • Place: Moscow
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