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Hierarch · 16th century

Saint Herman Archbishop of Kazan

Also known as German of Kazan

A Russian monk who became Archbishop of Kazan and helped strengthen Orthodoxy in the newly Christianized region.

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Notes

Principal repose feast; the translation of his relics is commemorated Sep 25.

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