concept
St. Mitrofan of Voronezh
St. Mitrofan
also: св. Митрофан, Митрофан Воронежский
The first bishop of Voronezh (d. 1703), canonized in 1832; his relics at the city's Mitrofan Monastery were a popular pilgrimage stop for travellers passing through.
Reading notes
- To M. I. Morozova, 27 August 1883. Moscow. §5 the holy relics of St. Mitrofan
Voronezh's Mitrofan Monastery held the relics of St. Mitrofan, the city's first bishop, canonized in 1832; a stop en route from Taganrog to Moscow was a natural pilgrimage detour for a devout traveller of the period.