Память преподобного Александра, игумена Куштского

This monk was from the city of Vologda and took monastic vows at the Stone Monastery in 3796 under Abbot Dionysius in 3797. Avoiding fame from people, he left this monastery, came to a river named Kushtu, located near Lake Kubenskoye, and with the blessing of the Rostov Archbishop Dionysius 3798 built a church in the name of the Most Holy Theotokos, Her honest and glorious Dormition. The Yaroslavl princes Dimitri and Simeon 3799, having learned this about the saint, came to great joy and gave him a significant allowance for church and monastery needs, and after the death of Prince Dimitri, his wife, Princess Maria, seeing the exploits of the saint, donated to him for the maintenance of the monastery, in memory of her husband, a village with peasants. After this, Saint Alexander intensified his labors even more. Together with his brothers, he worked the land and collected a lot of fruits. The monk lived 60 years, 2 months and 2 days from his birth and reposed into eternal life in 1439, on the 9th day of the month of June 3800. He was of average height, his body was very dry, his head was of medium size, his face was round, his eyes were gentle, his beard was thick and round, reaching to his chest, his hair was dark brown with graying. The Stone or Kamensky monastery was located on a deserted island of Lake Kubenskoye in what is now the Vologda province. Dionysius, the Athonite tonsure, is known for introducing strict Athonite rules into the Spasokamenny Monastery and attracting many to this secluded monastery by the example of his life. Rev. Alexander took tonsure from him. Dionysius was elevated from the abbot of the Spasokamenny Monastery to the rank of Archbishop of Rostov in 1418. Prince Dimitry Vasilyevich was not a Yaroslavl, but a Zaozersky or Kubensky prince, and his residence was a place, now the village of Kubenskoye Ustye, located 3 versts from the monastery of the Monk Alexander; The Yaroslavl prince was Dimitri's brother, Simeon Vasilyevich, who died around 1320. The veneration of St. Alexander began in the 16th century. His relics are located in the Kushtsky monastery, which in 1838 was assigned to the Spasokamenny monastery. You might be interested in: