Venerable Longin was the founder of the Nikolaevsky Koryazhemsky Monastery. He was a disciple in the cell of the Venerable Paul of Obnorsk, where he went through a long series of various obediences and became an experienced and worthy elder. Together with his friend monk Simon, he went in search of a secluded place to serve God. Venerable Longin carried a wooden cross with him and, after some time, settled on the bank of the Koryazhemka River, where he built a cell and a chapel.
Simon soon left Longin, and he remained alone, dedicating himself to prayer. Soon people began to come to him, wishing to share in his desert labors. Despite his age, Venerable Longin strove to surpass everyone in asceticism. He built a church in honor of Saint Nicholas and became the abbot of the community.
Upon his death on February 10, 1540, he commanded to bury him at the entrance of the temple. His grave became a place of healings. In 1557, Prince Vladimir was healed from paralysis after an elder appeared to him in a dream and pointed out the improper burial of the venerable one. His body was transferred to a new place, and the prince became healthy.
Many miracles of healing occurred at the grave of the venerable one. In 1618, monk Irodion saw the elder during a panikhida, and in 1646, peasant Lupp was healed after seeing the venerable one. The veneration of the venerable one spread, and Bishop Alexander laid the foundation for a stone church in honor of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos with a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The memory of Venerable Longin is celebrated locally.
