Fool for Christ
He was born in 1638 and left the world in his youth. By the blessing of the igumen Stephen, he took on the feat of foolishness for Christ. He settled in the city of Totma on the banks of the river Sukhona, near the Church of the Resurrection of Christ. He walked barefoot and in tattered clothes, feeding only on bread and water, and prayed day and night. Everything that was given to him, he distributed to the poor. For his feats, he was granted the gift of miracles. Once, a blind man named Azhbokai came to him, offering money for healing, but the fool fled. The blind man washed his eyes with the snow on which the blessed one stood, and he regained his sight. The blessed one was shown the time of his death; he confessed, received the Holy Mysteries, and peacefully departed to God. A bell tower was erected over his grave at the church of Saint Andrew the General, whose name he bore. Many healings have been witnessed at the grave of the blessed one.
