Слово 38. Послание к юноше Михаилу, сыну князя Петра Шуйского, о Христофоре

To the noble youth Michael, your poor pilgrim Maxim, from the Holy Mountain, bows a lot to the ground. May God grant you, sirs, to be healthy for many years to come. By the grace of God, I am alive, although I am weak because of my sins, as it is said: Many are the wounds of the sinner. And if you ask about Christopher the Martyr, then let it be known to you that in wild countries there is a people who in Greek are called “Cynocephali”, which means dog heads. From this people came this holy martyr, who was enlightened by the incomprehensible providence of God, learned the mystery of the holy faith, was martyred, and was renamed Christopher, which means Christ-Bearer, or carried by Christ; and his former name was Reprev. You might be interested in: