Kirill of Beloozero

Kirill of Beloozero

"Kirill of Beloozero" (1337 - 1427)- a monk and saint of the Russian Orthodox Church of 15th century. Saint Kirill was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh. He founded in 1397 Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in the present-day Vologda Oblast.

Saint Kirill of Beloozero, following the advice of his teacher, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, first dug a cave here, then built a wooden Assumption chapel and a loghouse for other monks.

The monastery grew and later became the largest monastery of Northern Russia.

At present there are several churches in Russia bearing the name of Kirill.

His day is marked by Russian Orthodox Church on June, 9. [ [http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life1269.htm Orthodox Calendar, Russian] ]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery — ( ru. Кирилло Белозерский монастырь), loosely translated in English as the St. Cyril Belozhersk Monastery, used to be the largest monastery of Northern Russia. The monastery was dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, for which… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Russian people — The Millennium of Russia monument in Veliky Novgorod, featuring the statues and reliefs of the most celebrated people in the first 1000 years of Russian history …   Wikipedia

  • Cyril of White Lake — Icon of St. Cyril, presulably by Dionisius Glushitsky (1424). The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Cyril of White Lake (Cyril of Belozersk or Kirill of Beloozero, Russian: Кирилл Белозерский (Kirill Belozersky) or Кирилл Белоезерский (Kirill… …   Wikipedia

  • Ferapontov Monastery — The Ferapontov convent ( ru. Ферапонтов монастырь), in the Vologda region of Russia, is considered one of the purest examples of Russian medieval art, a reason given by UNESCO for its inscription on the World Heritage List.The monastery was… …   Wikipedia

  • Nil Sorsky — Born 1443 Died May 7, 1508 Honored in Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Catholicism …   Wikipedia

  • List of saints — This article is about Christian saints after 450 AD. For Christian saints before this time, see List of early Christian saints. For a list of venerated persons in Mahayana Buddhism, see List of bodhisattvas. This is an incomplete list of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”