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Venerable (Monastic) · 15th century

Venerable Dionysius Abbot of Glushitsa

Also known as Dionysius of Glushitsa · Dionysius of Vologda

A northern ascetic in the tradition of St Cyril of White Lake who founded monasteries on the Glushitsa river, painted icons with his own hand, and was tireless in almsgiving and care of the poor.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints