Chronicle of the life and ministry of St. Philaret (Drozdov), Metropolitan of Moscow

Contents 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 The personality and activities of St. Philaret (Drozdov, 1782–1867), Metropolitan of Moscow, have long been the object of attention and study by historians, theologians and philologists. “The Chronicle of the Life and Ministry of St. Philaret (Drozdov)” is a daily chronicle, organized by year and month, a set of facts related to the life and work of St. Philaret. The Chronicle includes those church, state, political and literary events that could not help but come to the attention of Metropolitan Philaret, as well as quotes from his letters, sermons, opinions and resolutions, and from the memoirs of his contemporaries. Volume IV covers the period from 1839 to 1844. This publication is intended for specialists in the history of Russia and the Russian Church, undergraduate and graduate students in the humanities.