Anthony of Novgorod

Saint

Anthony
Anthony lays the foundation of a church in Novgorod, miniature from the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible (16th century)
The Venerable
Archbishop of Novgorod
BornNovgorod
Died8 October 1232
Novgorod
Venerated inRussian Orthodox Church
Canonized1439
Feast8 October
10 February (Synaxis)

Anthony (Russian: Антоний, romanizedAntony; secular name: Dobryna Yadreykovich; Russian: Добрыня Ядрейкович; died 8 October 1232) was the archbishop of Novgorod (1210–1218, 1125/1226–1228). He is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.