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Hierarch · 16th century

Saint Serapion Archbishop of Novgorod

Also known as Serapion of Novgorod

Born near Moscow, he served as a parish priest, was widowed, and took monastic vows, later becoming abbot and eventually Archbishop of Novgorod.

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