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St Macarius of the Yellow Water Lake and Unzha
Read more...St Macarius was a starets who led an ascetic life and was famed for his healing powers. In 1434, he founded the Yellow Water Monastery of the Trinity on the left bank of the River Volga, not far from...
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St Ephraim of Perekom
Read more...Russian saint. Born Yevstafy in the family of a merchant called Stefan and his wife Anna in the town of Kashin in the Grand Duchy of Tver (1412). Helped St Sergius of Balaam to found the Balaam Monas...
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