Saint Alexis (Алексей in Russian, (before 1296 – 1378) was a Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia (since 1354), who presided over Muscovite government during Dmitri Donskoi's minority. Events April 27 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. ... Events March - John Wyclif tried to gain public favour by laying his theses before parliament, and then made them public in a tract. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ... Motto: Oblast Municipality Municipal government City council (Київська Міська рада) Mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko Area 800 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 2,642,486 100% 3,299/km² Founded City rights around 5th century 1487 Latitude Longitude 50°27′ N 30°30′ E Area code +380 44 Car plates  ? Twin towns Athens, Brussels, Budapest... Events End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor. ... Grand Prince Dmitri Ivanovich Donskoi (Дмитрий Донской, in Russian) (October 12, 1350 – 1389) was a Russian ruler (1359 – 1389). ...

In 1357, Alexis was summoned by Khan Janibeg to cure his wife from blindness. The metropolitan's success is held to have prevented a Tatar raid on Moscow.

Alexis, whose real name was Eleftherios, was a son of Feodor Byakont, a boyar from Chernigov who settled in Moscow and founded the great Plescheyev boyar family. He took monastic vows in Epiphany Monastery of Moscow around 1313. In 1333 or so, he moved to the residence of Metropolitan Theognostus. In 1340, Alexis was appointed Metropolitan's deputy in Vladimir and 12 years later would become the Bishop of Vladimir. [[ == == ===Events= July 9 - Charles Bridge in Prague was founded == == ==]] Births Vincent Ferrer April 11 - King John I of Portugal Deaths May 28 - King Afonso IV of Portugal Categories: 1357 ... A boyar (also spelt bojar; Romanian: boier) was a member of the highest rank of the feudal Ruthenian (Russian) and Romanian aristocracy, second only to the ruling princes, from the 10th through the 17th century. ... Chernihiv (Чернігів in Ukrainian) is an ancient city in northern Ukraine, the central city of Chernihivska oblast. Some common historical spellings of the name are Polish: Czernichów, and Russian: Чернигов, Chernigov. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square. ... Events Siege of Rostock ends Births Aradia de Toscano, female messianic figure in Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria). ... Theognostus (Феогност in Russian) (? - March 11, 1353), metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow. ... Population 358,000 (census 2004) Time zone Moscow: UTC+3 Latitude/Longitude 56°09′ N 40°25′ E Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ...

By the will of Simeon the Proud, Alexis was appointed adviser to his brothers - Ivan and Andrei. After visiting Constantinople, he was chosen to become the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Russia in 1354. When Dmitry Donskoy and Vladimir the Bold were young, Alexis was their spiritual tutor and a regent at the same time. He took the side of Dmitry Donskoy in his struggle against Tver (1366-1370). Simeon Ivanovich Gordyi (Семён Иванович Гордый in Russian; Gordyi means proud) (1316 - 1353), Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir, oldest son of Ivan Kalita. ... Ivan II Ivanovich the Beautiful (Иван II Иванович Красный in Russian) (March 30, 1326–November 13, 1359) was a ruler of Moscow (1353–1359). ... Map of Constantinople. ... Grand Prince (Velikiy Kniaz) Dmitri Ivanovich Donskoi (Дмитрий Донской, in Russian) (October 12, 1350 - 1389) was a Russian ruler (1359 - 1389). ... Fresco of Vladimir the Bold in one of Serpukhovs cathedrals. ... A tutor is a private instructor who teaches a specific educational subject or skill to an individual student. ... // High public office A regent, from the Latin regens who reigns is anyone who acts of head of state, especially if not the Monarch (who has higher titles). ... Tvers coat of arms depicts grand ducal crown placed on a throne. ... Events Births Anne of Bohemia, Queen consort of Richard II of England. ... Events Beginning of the rule of Poland by Capet-Anjou family. ...

In 1360s, Alexis founded the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, Andronikov, Chudov, and Alekseyevsky monasteries. He promoted Metropolitan Peter's canonization by the Russian Orthodox Church. Shortly before his death, Alexis fruitlessly tried to convince Sergii Radonezhsky to become his successor. The Cathedral of the Archangel Michael is a cathedral in the Kremlin complex in Moscow, Russia. ... Saviour Cathedral of the Andronikov Monastery. ... The Ascension Convent in 1882 The Chudov Monastery (also known as Alexius’ Archangel Michael Monastery) was founded in the Kremlin in 1358 by metropolitan Alexius. ... Saint Peter, portrayed by Peter Paul Rubens in a papal chasuble and pallium holding keys, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the first Pope of the Catholic Church. ... Canonization is the process of declaring someone a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ... Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... Venerable Sergii Radonezhsky (Сергий Радонежский) (born Varfolomei – Варфоломей, corresponds to Bartholomew), also translated as Sergey Radonezhsky and Sergius of Radonezh (1322 – 1392), was the greatest spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. ... A successor function is the label in the literature for what is actually an operation. ...

Alexius was also an author sermons and epistles. He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1448. A sermon is an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy. ... An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. ... Saint Basils Cathedral, a well-known Russian Orthodox church situated in Moscow The Russian Orthodox Church (Русская Православная церковь) is that body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... Events January 5/ 6 - Christopher of Bavaria, Norway and Sweden dies with no designated heir leaving all three kingdoms with vacant thrones. ...