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Philotheus of Pskov

1465 - 1542

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Philotheus (or Filofei; Russian: Филофей; c. 1465 – 1542) was a hegumen of the Yelizarov Monastery, near Pskov, in the 16th century. He is credited with authorship of the Legend of the White Cowl and the Moscow - Third Rome prophecy, details of which are very scarce. He is popularly known as the presumed author of the concept of Moscow as the Third Rome; Philotheus set out this thesis in his letters to the priest Mikhail Grigorievich Misyur-Munekhin and to Grand Duke Vasily III. In reality, these letters are mainly devoted to other issues, mostly talking about Church issues, and only refer to Moscow or Muscovy rather obliquely. Their main message in this regard is rather to remind the tzar about his ecclesiastical position of Protector of Faith, as the two previous capitals of Orthodoxy, Rome and Constantinople, both fell, first to the Latin heretics, and second to the Muslim heathens, with Moscow remaining its sole bastion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philotheus of Pskov is the 3,083rd most popular writer (up from 3,376th in 2019), the 1,087th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,247th in 2019) and the 129th most popular Russian Writer.

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Among writers, Philotheus of Pskov ranks 3,083 out of 7,302. Before him are Josephine Tey, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Al-A'sha, Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos, and Igor Gouzenko. After him are Charles Pinot Duclos, Elmore Leonard, Samuel Smiles, Antoninus Liberalis, Dodie Smith, and Victoria Benedictsson.

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Among people born in 1465, Philotheus of Pskov ranks 17. Before him are Jan Provoost, Bramantino, Shō Shin, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, Johann von Staupitz, and Konrad Peutinger. After him are Diogo Lopes de Sequeira, Cassandra Fedele, Beatriz Galindo, and Hector Boece. Among people deceased in 1542, Philotheus of Pskov ranks 20. Before him are Nikolaus Federmann, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Diego de Almagro II, Cristóvão da Gama, Juan Boscán Almogáver, and Gasparo Contarini. After him are Pedro Reinel, and Angelo Beolco.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Philotheus of Pskov ranks 1,087 out of 3,761. Before him are Aleksey Pisemsky (1821), Venedikt Yerofeyev (1938), Nikolay Rumyantsev (1754), Ghazi Muhammad (1795), George Maximilianovich, 6th Duke of Leuchtenberg (1852), and Igor Gouzenko (1919). After him are Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov (1912), Nina Ponomaryova (1929), Gotthilf Hagen (1797), Alexander Kaidanovsky (1946), Pavel Kiselyov (1788), and Vladimir Kramnik (1975).

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Among WRITERS In Russia

Among writers born in Russia, Philotheus of Pskov ranks 129. Before him are Leonid Leonov (1899), Rachel Bluwstein (1890), Şihabetdin Märcani (1818), Aleksey Pisemsky (1821), Venedikt Yerofeyev (1938), and Igor Gouzenko (1919). After him are Alexey Troitsky (1866), Andrei Amalrik (1938), Aleksandr Tvardovsky (1910), Mikhail Kuzmin (1872), Valentin Rasputin (1937), and Viktor Astafyev (1924).

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