Gennadius of Novgorod | |
|---|---|
 Consecration of Gennady as a Bishop of Novgorod. | |
| Venerable | |
| Born | presumably Moscow |
| Died | 4 December 1505 Chudov Monastery |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 2016 by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 4 December |
| Attributes | Gennady's Bible |
Gennadius (Gennady, Russian: Геннадий; died 4 December 1505) was Archbishop of Novgorod the Great and Pskov from 1484 to 1504.
He was most instrumental in fighting the Heresy of the Judaizers and is famous for compiling the first complete codex of the Bible in Slavic in 1499, known as the Gennady Bible. Gennady is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. His feast day is 4 December OS/17 December in the Gregorian Calendar.
