This day in Russian history - Today we honor the memory of the holy righteous admiral Theodore Ushakov and remember the capture of Kazan by Ivan IV the Terribletranslated

The holy righteous Theodore Ushakov, Admiral of the Russian Fleet, an invincible naval commander, was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church on August 6, 2000, as a locally revered saint of the Saransk diocese.

Saint Theodore was born on February 13, 1745.