St Alexiy of Moscow threw himself into church work with spirit. He ordained bishops, established monasteries, and devoted much effort to maintaining peace with the Golden Horde.
An ancient Byzantine image, mentioned as early as AD 598 and known as Kathreptis ("Mirror"), became known in the Russian tradition as the “Fiery” icon of the Most Holy Mother of God.
The future saint and wonderworker, Innocent (known in the world as Ioann), was born in the late 17th century in what is now part of Ukraine. His father, a priest, came from the Polish Kulczycki family.
Not much is recorded about the time when St Theodosius was the head of the Chernigov diocese, though many churches and monasteries were founded or restored during his leadership. It was a period of flourishing monastic life.
The name of the icon of the Mother of God "Seeker of the Lost" bears witness that even a soul adrift and on the verge of utter ruin still finds a safeguard in the Very Mother of the Lord.
"After the emperor, no one was better known throughout Japan than him. In the capital, one did not need to ask where the Russian Orthodox Mission was; it was enough to say the name 'Nicholai'..."