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Blessed James of Borovichi

Also known as James of Borovichi · Wonderworker of Novgorod

A young man of hidden holiness whose coffin came up the river to Borovichi against the current upon a block of ice; received with reverence, his relics became a fountain of healing and the protection of the town.

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Notes

Oct 23 = translation of his relics.

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