Fool-for-Christ · 16th century
Blessed Basil of Moscow the Fool-for-Christ
Also known as Basil the Blessed · Wonderworker of Moscow
A holy fool of Moscow who went naked through every winter, foresaw things hidden and to come, and feared not to rebuke even Tsar Ivan the Terrible to his face; the great cathedral of the Protection on Red Square bears his name.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints