Saint Therapont of Belozersk | |
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 Icon of St. Therapont | |
| Abbot, Venerable | |
| Born | 1337 Volokolamsk |
| Died | 27 May 1426 |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1549 |
| Feast | 27 May 27 December (uncovering of relics) |
Therapont of Belozersk (1331 – 27 May 1426) (Russian: Ферапонт Бело(е)зерский, Therapont Belo(e)zersky), also known as Therapont of Mozhaysk, known to the world as Feodor Poskochin, was a Russian Orthodox monk credited with the foundation of the Ferapontov Monastery in Northern Russia, now close to Kirillov in Vologda Oblast, and the Luzhetsky Monastery in Mozhaysk close to Moscow. Therapont is venerated as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.