Philip the Martyr, Metropolitan of Moscow
Saint Philip was a monk distinguished by his virtue and integrity. He was chosen as the abbot of the monastery against his will, and then as Metropolitan of Moscow in 1566 during the time of the Tsar.
Saint Philip was a monk distinguished by his virtue and integrity. He was chosen as the abbot of the monastery against his will, and then as Metropolitan of Moscow in 1566 during the time of the Tsar.
We do not have sufficient data about the details of his life, but we can trace its stages through information scattered in his writings, from letters
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