His first episcopal service was in Murom, one of the oldest cities in Russia. Since he was living an unquestionably chaste life and the people were admonished by his virtues, the devil became envious of him and wanted to tarnish his reputation and make people think that he was living in impurity. For this reason, he took the form of a young girl who appeared through his bedroom window. This caused dissatisfaction among the people and the city’s nobles, who accused him of debauchery and decided to punish him without going through the church court. One day, while the people were gathered, they saw the girl fleeing from the bishop’s residence. The rumor spread and the voices of accusations rose until some people threatened to kill the poor bishop, who protested and maintained that he was innocent. He was given until three o’clock in the afternoon of the following day to prove his innocence.
أقام باسيليوس السهرانية، تلك الليلة، في كنيسته الصغيرة ثم خرج إلى كاتدرائية البشارة وصّلى، بحرارة، أمام أيقونة والدة الإله. وإذ وضع كل رجائه في الكلية القداسة وأخذ الأيقونة بين ذراعيه، اتجه صوب نهر أوكا حيث كان الشعب والنبلاء بانتظاره مستعدين لطرده. أخذ منتيته ونشرها على صفحة المياه، ثم وقف عليها وهو يحمل الأيقونة بين يديه. ثم مشى بسرعة على المياه عكس التيار. فلما رأى سكان موروم هذه الأعجوبة هتفوا بدموع : “يا أسقف الله القديس، باسيليوس، اصفح عن عبيدك الخطأة !”. على هذا النحو بلغ الأسقف ريازان حيث استقبل استقبالا فخماً ورجاه الشعب أن يبقى عندهم. مذ ذاك انتقل كرسي موروم إلى ريازان وأيقونة والدة الإله لا زالت هناك في الكاتدرائية إلى اليوم.
The saint spent several years in Ryazan in peace and then had to flee to Paraislavl because of the Tatar invasion. There he reposed in peace in 1295. On June 10, 1609, it was discovered that his relics had not decomposed.
In addition to his feast day on July 3, the Russian Church has several feast days (the finding of his relics, the feast of the Ryazan Saints, the feast of the saint and the icon) (April 12, May 21, June 5, June 10, and July 10). Believers seek his help especially in their travels by land and sea.
