St. Germanus of Solovki
St. Sabbatius established an
hermitage in the barely-inhabited Solovetsky Archipelago.
He was joined by a companion, the Vyg river hermit
St. Germanus, and reposed in 1435 while the latter was
away on the mainland. Germanus recruited a new monk,
St. Zosimus, who as first
abbot (Germanus retaining the role of Elder) transformed
Solovki from a tiny wilderness skete into a community known
throughout Russia. St. Germanus reposed in 1479; his relics were uncovered
--- Norman Hugh Redington
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