Vasily Stepanovich Svoezemtsev , Varlaam Vazhsky (d. June 19, 1462 ) - Novgorod posadnik until 1445. Representative of the boyar clan Svoezemtsev from Novgorod.
| Vasily Stepanovich Svoezemtsev | |||||||
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 Pr Varlaam Vazhsky. Icon. The beginning XX century (Church in the name of St. Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovetsky in Shenkursk). | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Zakharia Grigorievich | ||||||
| Successor | Mikhail Ivanovich | ||||||
| Death | June 19, 1462 Varlaamiev Vazha St. John the Monastery. | ||||||
| Kind | Svoezemtsev | ||||||
| Father | Stepan Vasilievich Svoezemtsev the son of the Novgorod posadnik Vasily Matveevich | ||||||
| Children | Son: Ivan, Semyon. | ||||||
Biography
Born in the family of the Novgorod boyar Stepan Vasilievich around 1390, received the name Vasily at baptism. He was married, had two sons, Ivan and Semyon according to another version had (two daughters and eight sons). In 1426 he founded the Varlaamiev Vazhsky Monastery . Subsequently, he founded the Pinezhsky town. In 1456, Vasily Stepanovich took the tonsure with the name (Varlaam Vazhsky) at the first hegumen of the St. John the Theologian monastery of Serapion, lived six years in monasticism, was buried next to the church of St. John the Evangelist built by him.
Literature
- Varlaam Vazhsky // Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia . - Petrograd, 1900-1911.
- Varlaam, Rev. Vazhsky // New Encyclopedic Dictionary : In 48 volumes (29 volumes were published). - SPb. , Pg. , 1911-1916.
- Varlaam, Rev. Vazhsky // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Vasily Stepanovich // Encyclopedic lexicon : In 17 vol. - SPb. : Type of. A. Plyushara , 1835-1841.
- Life of the Monk Varlaam of Wazhesky. - SPb., 1893.
- Isidorova Z. N., Koltsova T. M., Ryzhova E. A. Varlaam Vazhsky // Orthodox Encyclopedia / Ed. Patriarch Alexy II . - M.: Orthodox Encyclopedia, 2003. - T. VI. Bondarenko — Bartholomew of Edessa. - S. 611-614.
- Ovsyannikov O. V. People and cities of the medieval north. - Arkhangelsk: Northwest Book Publishing House, 1971. - 81 p.
- Yanin V. Ya. Novgorod Feudal Patrimony (Historical and Genealogical Study). M: Nauka, 1981. P. 88-89.