Tomorrow in Kalmykia will honor the memory of St. Abraham of Rostov

St. Abraham of Rostov lived in the XI century. At a young age he left his parents' home and, having taken monastic tonsure, settled in Rostov.

At that time there were many followers of pagan beliefs in the Rostov land, and the monk made every effort to return people to Christianity.

According to legend, once John the Theologian appeared to Abraham and gave him a rod crowned with a cross. With his help, the saint defeated the idol, and on the site of the temple he founded a monastery in honor of the Epiphany and erected a temple in the name of the apostle. At the same time, his missionary activity also began to bear fruit: many pagans were baptized, convinced by the fiery word of the monk.

Abraham died at a very old age. His incorruptible relics were found under Grand Duke Vsevolod (1176-1212).