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Avraamy of Galich

Avraamy of Galich

Venerable monastic
July 20 · 1350–1375

Avraamy of Galich (c. 1350–1375) — the Venerable, abbot. Feast day: 20 July.

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Avraamy of Galich was a 14th-century Eastern Orthodox abbot and a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh. After serving in monasteries in Nizhny Novgorod and the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, he moved to the Galich region. There, he established four different monasteries around Lake Chukhloma, including the Avraamiyev Novozaozersky monastery. He is remembered as a significant monastic leader who expanded the religious presence in the Kostroma Oblast region during his lifetime.

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