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Saint Philip the Martyr, Metropolitan of Moscow

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.

Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia

Tikhon, Patriarch of Russia

He was the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia between 1917 and 1925. The position of patriarch was suspended by Tsar Peter the Great in the eighth century

Basil the Blessed

Basil the Blessed Russian Saint

A type of saint was famous in the sixteenth century in Russia for being the madmen of Christ. The most famous of them was Basil the Blessed, whom the Church celebrates.

Andrei Rublev Saint

Andrei Rublev Saint

The Orthodox Church commemorates the Russian Saint Andrei Rublev, the icon painter, or icon writer, as some like to say, on the Fourth.

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