Saint Pitirim
Pitirim succeeded Saint Gerasimus in the see of Perm. Before his appointment he had been head of the Chudov Monastery in Moscow, where he became known for composing a Canon to Saint Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow, and writing his Life. As bishop he gave himself first to establishing peaceful relations between the Zyrians (Komi) and the Voguls, sending messages to protect his people from raids, and by his preaching he converted many of the Voguls who lived along the tributaries of the River Pechora.
The Vogul prince Asyka, who repeatedly attacked Christian settlements, was captured by Novgorod forces in 1445 and swore to trouble the Christians no longer, but once freed he watched for an opportunity to strike at Ust-Vym, holding Pitirim responsible for his defeat. On August 19, 1455 he killed the bishop in the open while Pitirim was serving. According to the account, the saint's body lay forty days without corruption before he was buried in the cathedral church at Ust-Vym beside his predecessor. The OCA gives the year as 1455, while some accounts place it in 1456.