Alexander Peresvet
Saint Alexander Peresvet Venerable (Prepodobniy) | |
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Duel of Peresvet with Chelubei, painting by Viktor Vasnetsov (1914) | |
| Died | 8 September 1380 Kulikovo Field |
| Venerated in | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 7 September (20 September); Second Week after Pentecost - Feast of All Saints of Russia; Week before 26 August (8 September) - Synaxis of Saints of Moscow; 22 September (5 October) - Synaxis of Saints of Tula; 20 September (3 October) - Synaxis of Saints of Bryansk; 6 July (19 July) - Synaxis of Saints of Radonezh |
Alexander or Aleksandr Peresvet (Russian: Александр Пересвет; died 8 September 1380) was a Russian Orthodox monk who fought in single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-Mirza, known in most Russian sources as Chelubey, at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo on 8 September 1380. The two men killed each other.