Sergius of Radonezh (1314-1392) venerated Russian saint

Sergius also known as Sergiy Radonezhsky, Serge of Radonexh and Sergius of Moscow was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia.

In the village of Varnitsa he received the baptismal name of Bartholomew in honour of the Apostle Bartholomew.

H e was an intelligent boy but had a problem with reading. His biography states that a spiritual leader gave him some holy bread (prosphora) to eat and then he was able to read.

He was:- Abbott of Radonezh
Miracle Worker of all Russia
Russian Monastic Reformer
Teacher of the Faith

The memory of Segius has lived on thanks to the unique manuscript entitled The Life of St, Sergius of Radonezhs written by the famous hagiographer Pachomius the Serb. The original script is housed in the National Library of Russia.

He is remembered in the C of E witha commemoration on 25th September.