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St. Alexis

metropolitan of Moscow
Also known as: Saint Aleksei, Saint Aleksey
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St. Alexis (born c. 1295, Moscow, Russia—died 1378, Moscow; canonized 1448; feast day October 5) was the metropolitan of Moscow from 1354 to 1378 and the first representative of the Russian Orthodox Church to take a truly active role in governing Russia. Alexis became regent during the short reign of Ivan the Fair (1353–59), great-great-grandson of Prince Alexander Nevsky, the greatest leader of medieval Russia. Alexis followed the two political principles of Nevsky: first, to...

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