Gury of Kazan
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Gury | |
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| Archbishop of Kazan and Svyazhsk | |
 Depiction of Archbishop Gury during a service with Our Lady of Kazan (17th century) | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kazan |
| Appointed | 3 February 1555 |
| Term ended | 5 December 1563 |
| Predecessor | none |
| Successor | Herman of Kazan |
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| Consecration | before 1543 |
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| Born | c. 1500 |
| Died | 5 December 1563 |
Gury of Kazan | |
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.jpg) Icon with a particle of his relics (19th century) | |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
Gury of Kazan (né Grigory Grigoryevich Rugotin; c. 1500, Radonezh – 5 December 1563, Kazan), also called Gurias, was a prelate of the Russian Orthodox Church who became the first Archbishop of Kazan and Svyazhsk in 1555. In the Russian Orthodox Church he is revered as a saint.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Vasiliev, P. P. (1893). "Gury, Archbishop of Kazan". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Vol. IXa. St. Petersburg. p. 912.
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