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Peter of Krutitsy: Information from Answers.com (1040 words) |
 | Peter was born in the village of Storozhevoye of the Korotoyaksk district of Voronezh region, to the family of a parish priest. |
 | Peter was tonsured a monk by Metropolitan Sergius Stragorodsky and quickly led through the minor ranks to be consecrated as Bishop of Podolsk by Patriarch Tikhon on October 8, 1920. |
 | Metropolitan Peter of Krutitsy was canonized as Hieromartyr and Confessor by the decision of Hierarchical Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on February 23, 1997. |
| Metropolitan Peter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (285 words) |
 | Peter's nomination caused prolonged animosity between Mikhail and Peter to the point that the latter had to ask for protection from the Muscovite princes. |
 | After Peter's move to Moscow, the Cathedral of the Dormition and several other stone churches were built by Ivan Kalita in the Moscow Kremlin. |
 | The foundation of the Vysokopetrovsky Monastery in Moscow is ascribed to St. Peter the Metropolitan. |