Place of Birth: Tula
Burial Place: Saint Petersburg
Date of Birth: May 9, 1820
Date of Death: February 11, 1898
Enthronement: August 21, 1882
Rank: Archbishop
Affiliation: Russian Orthodox Church
Education: Theological Academy, Moscow
Biography:
Serghie (Leapidevschi Nicolae Iacob), Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna, was born on May 9, 1820, in Tula, in the family of a schoolteacher. His feast day is September 25.
He studied at the Theological Seminary in Tula.
In 1844, he graduated from the Theological Academy in Moscow.
On June 24, he was tonsured a monk; on July 20 – ordained hierodeacon; on August 6 of the same year – ordained hieromonk; and on November 30, he was admitted to the Theological Academy in Moscow.
On October 25, 1845, he received the degree of Master in Theology.
On April 23, 1848 – appointed inspector of the Theological Academy in Moscow.
On January 15, 1850 – received the rank of archimandrite.
On March 20, 1851 – appointed extraordinary professor of Orthodox Theology and Pastoral Studies.
On October 4, 1857 – appointed Rector of the Theological Academy in Moscow.
On April 18, 1858 – appointed abbot of Vysokopetrovsk Monastery, and from August 8, 1859 – abbot of Zaikonospassk Monastery.
On January 1, 1861 – consecrated Bishop of Kursk and Belgorod.
On January 11, 1880 – Archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsk.
On August 21, 1882 – Archbishop of Chișinău.
In 1883 – elected honorary member of the Theological Academy of Kazan.
In 1884 – elected honorary member of the Theological Academy of Moscow.
On April 9, 1889 – decorated with the Diamond Cross to be worn on his cope.
On January 12, 1891 – appointed Archbishop of Kherson and Odessa.
On May 14, 1896 – decorated with the Diamond Cross to be worn on the mitre.
On May 15, 1893 – became a member of the Holy Synod.
On August 9, 1893 – Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna and of the Holy Trinity Lavra, and archimandrite.
He led the Metropolis for five years.
He passed away on February 11, 1898, in Saint Petersburg.