Saint Cyril served under the Rostov Prince Constantine II Borisovich and Constantine III Vasilyevich, accompanying them to the Golden Horde. He, possessing sufficient wealth, did not neglect rural labor.
In the life of Saint Sergius, it is mentioned that during the Divine Liturgy, the righteous Maria and the praying heard the thrice-repeated exclamation of the infant. Saints Cyril and Maria felt the great mercy of God and made a vow to dedicate their son to God. They were granted a son, Bartholomew, who from an early age amazed with his fasting.
The righteousness of Cyril and Maria was known not only to God. They strictly observed church statutes, helped the poor, and taught their children to show love for strangers. Little information about their pious life has been preserved, but their fruits testify to their virtue.
Around 1328, Saints Cyril and Maria moved from Rostov to Radonezh, where they took monastic vows in the Khotkov Pokrov Monastery. In 1337, they peacefully departed to the Lord.
On April 3, 1992, at the Archpastoral Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, the glorification of Schema-monk Cyril and Schema-monkina Maria took place, which became the culmination of six centuries of honoring the parents of the great ascetic.
