Back to the saints / Passion-Bearers / St Righteous Basil of Mangazea
Passion-Bearer · 17th century

Righteous Basil of Mangazea

Also known as Basil of Mangazea · Basil of Mangazeya · Vasily of Mangazea

A pious young man working for a merchant in the Siberian town of Mangazea, Basil was falsely accused of theft after a Pascha-night robbery. Tortured and struck dead though innocent, he died on Pascha of 1600; his incorrupt relics were revealed in 1652.

Explore

Notes

First saint glorified in Siberia.

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