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==Early life==
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The date of his birth is unclear: it could be 1314, 1319, or 1322. His medieval biography states that he was born to Kiril and Maria, a [[boyar]] family, near [[Rostov]] ([[Yaroslavl Oblast]]), on the spot where [http://www.varnitsky-monastir.ru/ Varnitsy Monastery] now stands.<ref name="nikon_r">{{cite book|author=Nikon Christmas (archbishop)|script-title=ru:Житие и подвиги преподобного Сергия Радонежского|language=Russian|trans-title=The Life and Deeds of St. Sergius of Radonezh|publisher=Trifonov Pechenga Monastery|location=Moscow|date=2003|pages=32–33}}</ref><ref name="pravoslavie.ru">{{cite web|url=http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life1602.htm|script-title=ru:Житие преподобного Сергия Радонежского|trans-title=Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh|language=Russian|publisher=}}</ref>
The narrative of Epiphanius does not specify the exact birthplace of the monk, stating only that before the migration from Rostov principality the monk's family lived "in a village in the area, which is within the Rostov principality, not very close to the city of Rostov". It is considered that it is the village Varnitsa ({{lang-ru|Варница}}) near Rostov.
Although an intelligent boy, Bartholomew had great difficulty learning to read. His biography states that a ''[[starets]]'' (spiritual elder) met him one day and gave him a piece of ''prosphora'' (holy bread) to eat, and from that day forward he was able to read. [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]] interpret the incident as being an [[angel]]ic visitation.<ref name=st/>
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In time, Stefan moved to a [[monastery]] in Moscow. Varfolomei (Bartholomew) was [[Tonsure#Monastic_tonsure|tonsured]] a [[Monk#Orthodox|monk]] and given the name Sergius, following which he spent more than a year in the forest alone as a [[hermit]]. Soon, however, other monks started coming to him and building their own cells. After some time, they persuaded him to become their ''[[hegumen]]'' (abbot) and he was [[Ordination|ordained]] to the [[priest]]hood. Following his example, all the monks had to live by their own labor. Over time, more and more monks and donations came to this place. Nearby, there appeared a ''[[posad]]'', which grew into the town of [[Sergiev Posad]], and other villages.
When the news of Sergius's accomplishments reached [[Patriarch Philotheus of Constantinople]], Philotheus sent a monastic [[charter]] to Sergius. During the reign of
As an ascetic, Sergius did not take part in the political life of the country. However, he blessed [[Dmitry Donskoy]] when he went to fight the [[Tatars]] in the signal [[Battle of Kulikovo]] field, but only after he was certain Dmitry had pursued all peaceful means of resolving the conflict. Some historians interpreted his political stance as aspiring to make peace and unite Russian lands under the leadership of Moscow.
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==Death and canonization==
{{see also|Russian Orthodox Church#Canonization}}
[[File:Statue of St. Sergius of Radonezh Outside the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.jpeg|thumb|right|Statue of
Sergius died on September 25, 1392. His [[incorruptibility|incorrupt]] [[relic]]s were found in 1422 and placed in the new cathedral of [[Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra]] which he founded.
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==Legacy==
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