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Father Alexei (Obnino)
Father Alexei
also: отец Алексей
The priest of Obnino in Bishop Pyotr's childhood, remembered for pressing his deaf nephew Ilarion into reading worshippers' prayer notes at the altar so the service could keep pace. Distinct from other clergy of the same name elsewhere in the corpus.
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- The Bishop §19 Father Alexei
The priest of Obnino in Bishop Pyotr's childhood, remembered for pressing his deaf nephew Ilarion into reading out worshippers' prayer notes at the altar.