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'''Epiphanius the Wise''' (Russian: Епифаний Премудрый) was a [[monk]] of the [[Church of Russia]] during the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries. He was a noted writer during the Russian spiritual and cultural revival of the period. Epiphanius was a [[disciple]] of St. [[Sergius of Radonezh]] and an admirer of [[Theophan the Greek|Theophanes the Greek]].
==Life==
Nothing is known of his birth. He was from Rostov and was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh of whom he began writing his ''Life of Sergei Radonezh'' a year after the [[saint]]'s repose. He did not finish until some twenty six years later. A [[monasticism|monastic]], he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]] and was a [[confessor]] at [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. He also wrote a ''Life of St. Stephen of Perm''. As an admirer of Theophanes the Greek, Epiphanius through a letter to another monk provided a significant record of the life and work of Theophanes.
Epiphanius traveled extensively throughout the Orthodox East and is known to have visited Jerusalem, Constantinople, and the [[monastery|monasteries]] of [[Mount Athos]].
Epiphanius died in 1420.
==Sources==
*[[Wikipedia:Epiphanius_the_Wise]]
*[http://historicrussian.com/biography-epiphanius-the-wise.html Biography Epiphanius the Wise]
[[Category: Monastics]]
[[Category: Priests]]
==Life==
Nothing is known of his birth. He was from Rostov and was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh of whom he began writing his ''Life of Sergei Radonezh'' a year after the [[saint]]'s repose. He did not finish until some twenty six years later. A [[monasticism|monastic]], he was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[priest]] and was a [[confessor]] at [[Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra]]. He also wrote a ''Life of St. Stephen of Perm''. As an admirer of Theophanes the Greek, Epiphanius through a letter to another monk provided a significant record of the life and work of Theophanes.
Epiphanius traveled extensively throughout the Orthodox East and is known to have visited Jerusalem, Constantinople, and the [[monastery|monasteries]] of [[Mount Athos]].
Epiphanius died in 1420.
==Sources==
*[[Wikipedia:Epiphanius_the_Wise]]
*[http://historicrussian.com/biography-epiphanius-the-wise.html Biography Epiphanius the Wise]
[[Category: Monastics]]
[[Category: Priests]]
