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Hierarch · 12th century

Saint Niphon Bishop of Novgorod

A monk of the Kiev Caves Monastery known for ascetic struggle, he was consecrated Bishop of Novgorod and defended the unity and order of the Church in 12th-century Rus'.

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