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Blessed Liubov of Ryazan Fool-for-Christ

Also known as Liubov Sukhanovskaya · Lyubov of Ryazan

A bedridden young woman of Ryazan who, after a miraculous healing, took up the podvig of folly for Christ, becoming known for clairvoyance and consolation; she reposed in 1921 and was glorified in 1998.

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