Andrew of Totma

Andrew of Totma was a seventeenth century Russian Orthodox Church religious figure originally from Vologda. After time in the Monastery of Galic he became a Yurodivy and moved to Totma. He was known for prayer and almsgiving. His feast day is celebrated on October 10 in Eastern Orthodox liturgics.[1]

References

  1. Michael J. Walsh (2007). A New Dictionary of Saints: East and West. Liturgical Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-8146-3186-7.
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