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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Russian saint (1468–1552/1557)}} | ||
{{Infobox saint | {{Infobox saint | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Saint]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Saint]] | ||
| name = Vasily the Blessed | | name = Vasily the Blessed | ||
| birth_date = December 1468 | | birth_date = December 1468 | ||
| death_date = 2 August 1552 or 1557 ( | | death_date = 2 August 1552 or 1557 (aged 83 or 88) | ||
| feast_day = 2 August (15 August [[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) | | feast_day = 2 August (15 August [[Gregorian calendar|N.S.]]) | ||
| venerated_in = [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] | | venerated_in = [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] | ||
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| imagesize = 200px | | imagesize = 200px | ||
| caption = [[Icon]] of St. Vasily the Blessed<br />([[Bas relief]], [[St. Basil's Cathedral]], [[Moscow]]) | | caption = [[Icon]] of St. Vasily the Blessed<br />([[Bas relief]], [[St. Basil's Cathedral]], [[Moscow]]) | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Yelokhovo | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Moscow, Russia | ||
| titles = [[Fool for Christ]] and [[Wonderworker]] | | titles = [[Fool for Christ]] and [[Wonderworker]] | ||
| canonized_date = 2 August 1588 | | canonized_date = 2 August 1588 | ||
| canonized_place = Moscow | | canonized_place = Moscow | ||
| canonized_by = [[Patriarch Job of Moscow]] | | canonized_by = [[Patriarch Job of Moscow]] | ||
| attributes = Dressed in rags, or completely naked | | attributes = Dressed in rags, or completely [[naked]] | ||
| patronage = | | patronage = | ||
| major_shrine = [[Saint Basil's Cathedral]], [[Moscow]] | | major_shrine = [[Saint Basil's Cathedral]], [[Moscow]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Vasily the Blessed''' (known also as '''Basil''', and as the '''fool for Christ'''; the '''Wonderworker of Moscow'''; or '''Blessed Vasily of Moscow'''; {{langx|ru|Василий Блаженный}} | '''Vasily the Blessed''' (known also as '''Basil''', and as the '''fool for Christ'''; the '''Wonderworker of Moscow'''; or '''Blessed Vasily of Moscow'''; {{langx|ru|Василий Блаженный|Vasily Blazhenny}}; 1468 – 1552/1557) was a Russian [[fool for Christ]] (''yurodivy'') who is venerated as a [[saint]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
[[File:Vasbla4.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[St Basil's Cathedral|Intercession Cathedral]] in [[Moscow]] is named after the saint.]] | [[File:Vasbla4.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[St Basil's Cathedral|Intercession Cathedral]] in [[Moscow]] is named after the saint.]] | ||
Vasily was born to [[serf]] | |||
Vasily was born to a [[serf]] family in December 1468 at the portico of the [[Yelokhovo Cathedral|Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo]] (now in Moscow).<ref name=oca>[https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/1999/08/02/102185-blessed-basil-of-moscow-the-fool-for-christ "Blessed Basil of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ", Orthodox Church in America]</ref> His father was named Jacob and his mother Anna. | |||
Originally an [[apprentice]] [[shoemaker]], he went to Moscow when he was sixteen. There he helped those who were ashamed to ask for alms, but were in need of help. He adopted an eccentric lifestyle of [[shoplifting]] and giving to the poor to shame the [[miser]]ly and help those in need. He went naked and weighed himself down with chains. He rebuked [[Ivan the Terrible]] for not paying attention in church. Vasily was said to have the gift of prophecy.<ref name=oca/> | Originally an [[apprentice]] [[shoemaker]], he went to Moscow when he was sixteen. There he helped those who were ashamed to ask for alms, but were in need of help. He adopted an eccentric lifestyle of [[shoplifting]] and giving to the poor to shame the [[miser]]ly and help those in need. He went naked and weighed himself down with chains. He rebuked [[Ivan the Terrible]] for not paying attention in church. Vasily was said to have the gift of prophecy.<ref name=oca/> | ||
When he died on August | When he died on 2 August 1552, or 1557, [[Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow|St. Macarius]], [[Metropolitan of Moscow]], served his funeral with many clergy. He is buried in [[St. Basil's Cathedral]] in Moscow, which was commissioned by Ivan for commemoration of his conquest of Kazan and was named for the saint later. Vasily was formally [[canonisation|canonised]] in 1588.<ref name=oca/> His [[feast day]] is celebrated on 2 August (15 August, [[Gregorian Calendar|N.S.]]). | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Xenia of Saint Petersburg]] | * [[Xenia of Saint Petersburg]] | ||
== Citations == | ==Citations== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== | ==Sources== | ||
* Attwater, Donald | * {{cite Efron|Василий Блаженный}} | ||
* Attwater, Donald; John, Catherine Rachel. ''The Penguin Dictionary of Saints''. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. {{ISBN|0-14-051312-4}}. | |||
* {{cite book |last1=Yerusalimsky |first1=K. Yu. |last2=Preobrazhensky |first2=A. S. |title=Православная энциклопедия — Т. VII: Варшавская епархия — Веротерпимость |date=2004 |publisher=Православная энциклопедия |isbn=5-89572-010-2 |pages=123–131 |url=https://www.pravenc.ru/text/150789.html |chapter=Василий Блаженный}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:16th-century Russian people]] | [[Category:16th-century Russian people]] | ||
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[[Category:Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church]] | [[Category:Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church]] | ||
[[Category:Yurodivy]] | [[Category:Yurodivy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 20 October 2025
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Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; Template:Langx; 1468 – 1552/1557) was a Russian fool for Christ (yurodivy) who is venerated as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Life
Vasily was born to a serf family in December 1468 at the portico of the Epiphany Cathedral at Yelokhovo (now in Moscow).[1] His father was named Jacob and his mother Anna.
Originally an apprentice shoemaker, he went to Moscow when he was sixteen. There he helped those who were ashamed to ask for alms, but were in need of help. He adopted an eccentric lifestyle of shoplifting and giving to the poor to shame the miserly and help those in need. He went naked and weighed himself down with chains. He rebuked Ivan the Terrible for not paying attention in church. Vasily was said to have the gift of prophecy.[1]
When he died on 2 August 1552, or 1557, St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, served his funeral with many clergy. He is buried in St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, which was commissioned by Ivan for commemoration of his conquest of Kazan and was named for the saint later. Vasily was formally canonised in 1588.[1] His feast day is celebrated on 2 August (15 August, N.S.).
See also
- Blessed John of Moscow the Fool-For-Christ
- Foolishness for Christ
- Hell icon
- John the Hairy
- Sign of contradiction
- Xenia of Saint Petersburg
Citations
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Sources
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External links
- St Basil of Moscow Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion
- The Holy and Blessed Basil, "Fool for Christ" of Moscow from the Prologue from Ohrid
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