Bishop
Saint Pityrim, Bishop of Great Perm, was elected to the Permian See after the death of Saint Gerasim. Previously, he served as an archimandrite in the Chudov Monastery and composed a canon for Saint Alexius, Metropolitan of Moscow. In his diocese, he established friendly relations between the Zyryans and the Voguls, striving to protect them from plunder. However, the leader of the Voguls, Asyka, took advantage of the discord, ravaging Christian settlements and killing the people. In 1445, the Novgorodians captured Asyka, but upon gaining his freedom, he again attacked the Zyryans. The saint was twice in Moscow to resolve church matters. On August 19, 1456, Asyka killed Saint Pityrim during the blessing of the water. His body remained incorrupt for 40 days, and he was buried in the Ustyug-Vym Cathedral next to Saint Gerasim. The memory of his repose was included in the typicon in 1522, and since 1607, a common commemoration of the three Great Permian saints: Gerasim, Pityrim, and Jonah has been established.
