This day in Russian history - Today we honor the memory of St. Demetrius of Rostov and remember the prominent statesman A.F. Trepovtranslated

Saint Demetrius, Metropolitan of Rostov (in the world Daniil Savvich Tuptalo), was born in December 1651 in the town of Makarovo, not far from Kyiv. In 1662, shortly after his parents moved to Kyiv, Daniel was sent to the Kiev-Mohyla College, where the young man’s talents and extraordinary abilities were first revealed.