John the Hairy
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John the Hairy was a holy fool of the Russian Orthodox Church in the second half of the 16th century. He endured a great many trials in his lifetime. "He did not have a permanent shelter, and at times
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John of Moscow
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John of Moscow also known as Blessed John the Fool for Christ was a 16th-century Russian saint. He was born on the outskirts of Vologda in Russia. He was considered a wonderworker in Moscow and spent
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…Xenia of Saint Petersburg Blessed John of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ Vakhrina, V. I.; Romanova, A. A. (2010). Православная энциклопедия — Т. XXIII: Иннокентий — Иоанн Влах. Православная энциклопедия. pp. 333–340. ISBN…
Icon of Blessed Basil (left) and Blessed John of Moscow, Fools for Christ, 17th century (Andrei Rublev Museum, Andronikov Monastery, Moscow).