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{{Expand Russian|Александр Пересвет|date=March 2019}}
{{Expand Russian|Александр Пересвет|date=March 2019}}
[[Image:Бой Пересвета с Челубеем.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''A single combat of Peresvet against Chelubei before the Battle of Kulikovo'' ([[Viktor Vasnetsov]], 1914)]]
[[Image:Бой Пересвета с Челубеем.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Duel of Peresvet with Chelubei'', painting by [[Viktor Vasnetsov]] (1914)<ref name="Parppei">{{cite book |last1=Parppei |first1=Kati M. J. |title=The Battle of Kulikovo Refought: “The First National Feat” |date=5 January 2017 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-33794-7 |page=205 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Battle_of_Kulikovo_Refought/tRX0DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref>]]


'''Alexander Peresvet''' – also spelled '''Peresviet''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Александр Пересвет, d. 8 September 1380) – was a [[Russian Orthodox]] [[monk]] who fought in a [[single combat]] with the [[Tatar]] champion Temir-murza (known in most Russian sources as Chelubey or Chelibey) at the opening of the [[Battle of Kulikovo]] (8 September 1380). The two men killed each other.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alexander Peresvet and Temir-Murza Once Again Duel on Kulikovo Field|url=https://russkiymir.ru/en/news/129846/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=russkiymir.ru}}</ref>
'''Aleksandr''' or '''Alexander Peresvet''' ({{lang-ru|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'' or ''Chelubei'' (''Челубей'') as well as ''Chelibey'')<ref name="Parppei"/> at the opening of the [[Battle of Kulikovo]] on 8 September 1380.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Howorth |first1=Henry Hoyle |title=History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century: The So-Called Tartars of Russia and Central Asia |date=1 January 2008 |publisher=Cosimo, Inc. |isbn=978-1-60520-134-4 |page=215 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/History_of_the_Mongols_from_the_9th_to_t/hFc4mwsHZ7IC?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref> The two men killed each other.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alexander Peresvet and Temir-Murza Once Again Duel on Kulikovo Field|url=https://russkiymir.ru/en/news/129846/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=russkiymir.ru}}</ref>


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==Life==
Peresvet is believed to have hailed from the [[Bryansk]] area and to have taken the monastic habit at the [[Rostov]] [[Borisoglebsky, Yaroslavl Oblast|Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb]]. He moved to the Monastery of [[Pereslavl-Zalessky]], in the service of [[Dmitry Donskoy]]. He later moved to the [[Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra|Trinity Lavra]] where he became a follower of [[Sergius of Radonezh]]. Alexander and his friend [[Rodion Oslyabya]] joined the Russian troops set out to fight the Tatars under the leadership of [[Mamai]].
Peresvet is believed to have hailed from the [[Bryansk]] area,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Galeotti |first1=Mark |title=Kulikovo 1380: The Battle that Made Russia |date=19 February 2019 |publisher=Bloomsbury USA |isbn=978-1-4728-3121-7 |page=57 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Kulikovo_1380/1KomEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Parppei |first1=Kati M. J. |title=The Battle of Kulikovo Refought: “The First National Feat” |date=5 January 2017 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-33794-7 |page=51 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Battle_of_Kulikovo_Refought/tRX0DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref> and to have taken the monastic habit at the [[Borisoglebsky, Yaroslavl Oblast|Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb]] in [[Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast|Rostov]]. He moved to the monastery in [[Pereslavl-Zalessky]], in the service of [[Dmitry Donskoy]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Isoaho |first1=Mari |title=The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia: Warrior and Saint |date=1 June 2006 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-474-0949-6 |page=260 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Image_of_Aleksandr_Nevskiy_in_Mediev/tRJYEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}</ref> He later moved to the [[Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra|Trinity Lavra]] where he became a follower of [[Sergius of Radonezh]]. Alexander and his friend [[Rodion Oslyabya]] joined the Russian troops set out to fight the Tatars under the leadership of [[Mamai]].


The battle of Kulikovo was opened by single combat between the two champions.<!-- Purpose? --> The Russian champion was Alexander Peresvet. The champion of the [[Golden Horde]] was Temir-murza. The champions killed each other in the first charge. According to a Russian legend, Peresvet did not fall from the saddle, while Temir-murza did.
The battle of Kulikovo was opened by single combat between the two champions.<!-- Purpose? --> The Russian champion was Alexander Peresvet. The champion of the [[Golden Horde]] was Temir-Mirza. The champions killed each other in the first charge. According to a Russian legend, Peresvet did not fall from the saddle, while Temir-Mirza did.


Peresvet's body, together with that of his brother-in-arms [[Oslyabya]], was brought to Moscow. The two men were buried at the 15th-century [[Theotokos]] Church in [[Simonov Monastery]].
Peresvet's body, together with that of his brother-in-arms [[Oslyabya]], was brought to Moscow. The two men were buried at the 15th-century [[Theotokos]] Church in [[Simonov Monastery]].
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==References==
==References==
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==Bilbiography==
In Russian Language
* Титов А. А. Предание о ростовских князьях. М., 1885
* Титов А. А. Предание о ростовских князьях. М., 1885
* Описание Свято-Димитриевского монастыря в г. Скопине. Издательство Свято-Димитриевского монастыря, 2000.
* Описание Свято-Димитриевского монастыря в г. Скопине. Издательство Свято-Димитриевского монастыря, 2000.
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* Розанов Н. П. История церкви Рождества Пресвятые Богородицы на Старом Симонове в Москве. К её пятисотолетию (1370—1870). М., 1870
* Розанов Н. П. История церкви Рождества Пресвятые Богородицы на Старом Симонове в Москве. К её пятисотолетию (1370—1870). М., 1870
* Благословение преподобного Сергия. Под редакцией В.Силовьева. Изд.совет РПЦ, 2005 {{ISBN|5-94625-127-9}}
* Благословение преподобного Сергия. Под редакцией В.Силовьева. Изд.совет РПЦ, 2005 {{ISBN|5-94625-127-9}}

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==Notes==
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{{Reflist}}


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Revision as of 11:52, 1 October 2023

Duel of Peresvet with Chelubei, painting by Viktor Vasnetsov (1914)[1]

Aleksandr or Alexander 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 or Chelubei (Челубей) as well as Chelibey)[1] at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo on 8 September 1380.[2] The two men killed each other.[3]

Life

Peresvet is believed to have hailed from the Bryansk area,[4][5] and to have taken the monastic habit at the Monastery of Saints Boris and Gleb in Rostov. He moved to the monastery in Pereslavl-Zalessky, in the service of Dmitry Donskoy.[6] He later moved to the Trinity Lavra where he became a follower of Sergius of Radonezh. Alexander and his friend Rodion Oslyabya joined the Russian troops set out to fight the Tatars under the leadership of Mamai.

The battle of Kulikovo was opened by single combat between the two champions. The Russian champion was Alexander Peresvet. The champion of the Golden Horde was Temir-Mirza. The champions killed each other in the first charge. According to a Russian legend, Peresvet did not fall from the saddle, while Temir-Mirza did.

Peresvet's body, together with that of his brother-in-arms Oslyabya, was brought to Moscow. The two men were buried at the 15th-century Theotokos Church in Simonov Monastery.

Commemoration

MV Alexander Peresvet carrying the holy relics of Venerable Macarius stops in Kstovo, on its way from Nizhny Novgorod to Makaryev Monastery

References

  1. ^ a b Parppei, Kati M. J. (5 January 2017). The Battle of Kulikovo Refought: “The First National Feat”. BRILL. p. 205. ISBN 978-90-04-33794-7.
  2. ^ Howorth, Henry Hoyle (1 January 2008). History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century: The So-Called Tartars of Russia and Central Asia. Cosimo, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-60520-134-4.
  3. ^ "Alexander Peresvet and Temir-Murza Once Again Duel on Kulikovo Field". russkiymir.ru. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. ^ Galeotti, Mark (19 February 2019). Kulikovo 1380: The Battle that Made Russia. Bloomsbury USA. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4728-3121-7.
  5. ^ Parppei, Kati M. J. (5 January 2017). The Battle of Kulikovo Refought: “The First National Feat”. BRILL. p. 51. ISBN 978-90-04-33794-7.
  6. ^ Isoaho, Mari (1 June 2006). The Image of Aleksandr Nevskiy in Medieval Russia: Warrior and Saint. BRILL. p. 260. ISBN 978-90-474-0949-6.

Bilbiography

  • Титов А. А. Предание о ростовских князьях. М., 1885
  • Описание Свято-Димитриевского монастыря в г. Скопине. Издательство Свято-Димитриевского монастыря, 2000.
  • Рязанские епархиальные ведомости. 1891, No. 2, 3.
  • Лошиц Ю. М. Дмитрий Донской., М., 1996
  • Розанов Н. П. История церкви Рождества Пресвятые Богородицы на Старом Симонове в Москве. К её пятисотолетию (1370—1870). М., 1870
  • Благословение преподобного Сергия. Под редакцией В.Силовьева. Изд.совет РПЦ, 2005 ISBN 5-94625-127-9
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