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==Life==
Gennadius was from the Gonzov boyar family of Moscow. Contemporaries described him as "dignified, intelligent, virtuous and learned in the Holy Scripture." He became a [[monk]] at the [[Valaam Monastery]], under the spiritual guidance of St. Sabbatius of Solovki. In 1472, he was [[archimandrite]] of the Chudov (Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Chonae) Monastery in Moscow. In 1483, Gennadius initiated construction of a stone church at the [[Chudov monasteryMonastery]] in honor of St. [[Alexis of Moscow|Alexis]] who the founder of the [[monastery]] and a [[Metropolitan]] of Moscow.
On [[December 12]], 1484, Gennadius was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[Archbishop]] of Novgorod, succeeding Abp. Sergius who served less than a year and was recalled and confined to the Chudov Monastery apparently due to mental illness. While serving in [[Novgorod]], Gennadius still honored the memory of St. Alexis, and did not cease to concern himself with the construction of the church at Chudov Monastery and even contributed funds for the completion of the [[temple]].
