person
Vasily the Blessed
Vasily
also: Wassilij der Nackte, Vasily the Naked
The Muscovite holy fool 'Vasily the Naked' (Basil the Blessed, d. 1557); the great church on Red Square, St Basil's, was raised over his grave.
Reading notes
- Stories of God §37 Vasily the Naked
The Muscovite holy fool Basil the Blessed (d. 1557); St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square was raised over his grave.