Biography
Coprius of Pechenga
About Coprius of Pechenga
According to the received account, Coprius of Pechenga shared in the founding of the Savior monastery near Vologda with Abraham in 1492. Their received life emphasizes the practical labor needed to supply and establish this remote community.
The Omsk diocesan account places Coprius among the monks of Kirillo-Belozersk and reports that the founders’ written life was destroyed in a raid. The brief surviving tradition offers no separate account of his childhood or family.
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