Zosima( One of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery)
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Biography Zosima
(N-1478) - one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery. From a wealthy family. After the death of parents gave all their belongings to the poor. However Solovetsky ascetic monk lived Herman (1436) for B. Solovetsky Island. Built a wooden church of the Transfiguration. In 1452, Mr.. appointed abbot. Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church.
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