Gury of Kazan
Gury | |
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| Archbishop of Kazan and Svyazhsk | |
Depiction of Archbishop Gury during a service with Our Lady of Kazan (17th century) | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kazan |
| Appointed | 3 February 1555 |
| Term ended | 5 December 1563 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Herman of Kazan |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | before 1543 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1500 |
| Died | 5 December 1563 |
Gury of Kazan | |
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Icon with a particle of his relics (19th century) | |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
Gury of Kazan (né Grigory Grigoryevich Rugotin; c. 1500, Radonezh – 5 December 1563, Kazan), also called Gurias, was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church who became the first archbishop of Kazan and Svyazhsk in 1555.[1] In the Russian Orthodox Church, he is revered as a saint.
References
- ^ Khodarkovsky, Michael (2002). Russia's Steppe Frontier: The Making of a Colonial Empire, 1500-1800. Indiana University Press. p. 191. ISBN 978-0-253-21770-7.
Sources
- . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.