The Monk Evthymii of Syanzhemsk and Vologda
Commemorated on January 20, April 11
The Monk Evthymii
of Syanzhemsk and Vologda – was born in Vologda, and took monastic vows at
the Saviour-Stone monastery at Lake Kuben. For some time he lived in a solitary
cell on the River Kuben, and then gave over the place to the Monk Alexandr of
Kushtsk and moved to Syanzhem, where he founded the Voznesenie / Ascension
monastery and became its hegumen.
The monk died in
about the year 1465, having established as his successor the Monk Khariton
(Comm. 28 September). The account about the appearance of his relics was
recorded in the XVI Century by the Vologda bishop Ioasaph, a noted hagiographer
of his time.
© 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos.