Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow

Saint Alexius (also Alexi or Alexy, Russian Алексий, * before 1296 in Moscow, † February 12, 1378 ) was the Metropolitan of Kiev and since 1354 of Moscow and All Russia.

Alexius is the Latinized form of the Orthodox Klerikalnamens Alexi ( the Church Slavonic form of the Russian forename Alexei, Russian Алексей ).

Life

Was born of a saint venerated under the name of Alexius Elephtherios as the son of Russian princes Fyodor Biakont, a boyar from Chernigov, who settled in Moscow and the great boyar Pleschtschejew founded.

1313 he took the monastic vows in Epiphany Monastery in Moscow. During this time, received the Medal Name Alexius was given. To 1333 he joined the household of the Metropolitan Theognostus on ( 1328-1353 ). 1340 Alexius was appointed Members of the metropolitans in Vladimir and consecrated bishop of Vladimir twelve years later.

1357 was Alexius of Dschani Beg, Khan of the Golden Horde, asked his wife to cure the blindness. The successful treatment of the Metropolitan should have prevented a Tatar raid on Moscow.

Alexius was also an author of several sermons and epistles. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1448 and is revered as one of the patron saints of Moscow. His relics were built by him in the Alexiuskirche in the former Chudov Monastery ( Russian монастырь Чудов, also Alexius ' Archangel Michael Monastery ) of the Moscow Kremlin worshiped. On the foundations of the closed in 1918 and 1929 destroyed the monastery was built from 1932 to 1934 the military school was built in the neoclassical style. After the relics arrived in the neighboring Dormition Cathedral, in the tombs of all the Moscow metropolitans and patriarchs are to 1721 ( the abolition of patriarchy ), with the exception of the Patriarch Nikon.

Patrozinien

See Alexiuskirche