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Hieromartyr · 16th century

Hieromartyr Philip Metropolitan of Moscow

Also known as Philip II of Moscow · Philip Kolychev

Metropolitan of Moscow who openly rebuked the cruelties of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, was deposed and exiled, and was strangled in prison for his witness to justice and truth.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Jan 9