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Basil Fool for Christ
Eastern Orthodox Church saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Russian: Василий Блаженный, Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as yurodivy or "holy fool".
Quick Facts Saint Vasily the Blessed, Fool for Christ and Wonderworker ...
Vasily the Blessed | |
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Fool for Christ and Wonderworker | |
Born | December 1468 Yelokhovo |
Died | 2 August 1552 or 1557 (Aged 83 or 88) Moscow |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 2 August 1588, Moscow by Patriarch Job of Moscow |
Major shrine | Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow |
Feast | 2 August (15 August N.S.) |
Attributes | Dressed in rags, or completely naked |
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