Saint Sergius of Radonezh, his Trinity Monastery, and the formation of the Russian identity / David B. Miller.
When Sergius of Radonezh founded a monastery near Moscow, his example spawned a movement of monastic foundations throughout Russia. Within three decades of his death in 1392, Sergius was recognized as a saint, and by 1450 many considered him the intercessor for the Russian land who freed its people...
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