The portrayal of the faithful prince John of Ugli, in the monks of Ignatius, the Woloda miracle worker

Saint John was the son of a faithful and Christ-loving prince, Andrei Vasilievich Uglichsky [Uglich, now a county town of the Yaroslavl province, located on the Volga River] and a faithful princess, Elena.

He received his holy baptism in the city of Velikiy Luka [The city of Velikiy Luka, until the XV century called simply Luka, without the adjective "Velikiy", belongs to the number of the oldest Russian cities: it is mentioned in the Novgorod chronicle under the year 1166.

He had a mild and peaceful character, did not like children's games and, while observing moderation in everything, lived in his father's house until the age of thirty.

He suspected his brother Andrew of treason because the latter had not sent troops to help him against the Tatars, and for this he imprisoned him and his family in a dungeon.] hatred of his brother, the good-hearted prince Andrew Vasilievich Uglichsky and his sons, these John and Demetrius, and he ordered to seize them, put heavy fetters on them, bring them to the city of Pereyaslavl [In the time of the holy prince John in north-eastern Russia there were two cities named

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One was located in the present-day Vladimir province and was called Pereyaslavl Zalessky, and the other - in the current Ryazan province and in 1778 when the Ryazan governorate was formed it was renamed Ryazan and made a provincial city.

It can be assumed that Prince Andrew and his family were imprisoned in Pereyaslavl Ryazansky, as it mentions a stronghold, which was surrounded by a wooden wall in about 1513.] and imprisoned in a dungeon.

Their mother, Princess Elena, died even earlier, in 1442.] , and then to the city of Vologda, where, imprisoned in chains in a dungeon, under heavy guard, they lived for many years.

"Brother, do not be grieved by the chains and chains you suffer. God has inspired our uncle, the great Prince John Vasilievich, to do this for the good of our souls, for by this He has made it impossible for us to care for the vanity of this world. Let us pray to the Lord God that He will send us His mercy to bear our sufferings with joy in His name and be delivered from eternal torment.

Having thus attained solace in his sufferings and sorrow over his sins, the holy prince spent thirty-two years in prison and chains and finally, being very ill, he felt the nearness of death.

The memory of Saint Demetrius is celebrated on 11 February.], the abbot of the monastery of Misayla and received from him a pagan haircut, whereby he was given the name of Ignatius. Joy and merriment filled the soul of the blessed prince when he dressed in angelic rank.

After the death of the holy prince, the fragrance of his body came out, which filled the whole city. Then the city prepared his body for burial, took it for burial to the monastery of the holy father Dimitry Priluchka, to the church of the Most Merciful Saviour and buried it under the altar near Dimitry the Wonderworker, where the monks and to this day give healing to those who come to them with faith.

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