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The interests of his flock remained in the forefront of his activities. In 1396, Stephen again traveled to Moscow concerning the affairs of the Zyrainians. There he became ill and died on [[April 26]], 1396. Although deeply lamented by his flock, his body was kept in Moscow and buried in the Kremlin. The place of his burial has been noted as either in the Church of the Transfiguration or the ''Spass na Boru'' Church of the Saviour at the Forest.
The process of glorification of Stephen began shortly after his death. By the early fifteenth century a ''Life of Stephen'' had been written. A service for him was written by the Hieromonk Pachomius the Serb. The Hieromonk [[Epiphanius the Wise]], who was a disciple of St Sergius of Radonezh, wrote a ''Panegyric to Saint Stephen of Perm'' which praises Stephen for his [[evangelism|evangelical]] activities.
==Troparion (Tone 4)==
