Abstract:
Uglich, where he ruled during the last third of the 15th century. This work is
based on data from the chronicles, especially the Uglich Chronicle of the 18th
century; this is the primary source used in this study, and the most detailed
information appears in the latest full versions, which date to the second half of
the 18th century. These chronicles have “moved” the key biographical events
of the last years of Prince Andrey’s life (his arrest and funeral) from Moscow to
Uglich, which differs from other historical sources. According to the hagiography
of Uglich saints, Prince Andrey was buried in the Transfiguration Cathedral of
the Uglich Kremlin, not in the Cathedral of the Archangel in Moscow. The cult of
Prince Andrey was mentioned for the first time in hagiographic writings, not only
for saints who were contemporaries of Prince Andrey (SS. Paisius and Cassian),
but also for saints who lived later (Prince Roman of Uglich and Tsarevich Dmitry
of Uglich). It was only later, in the 18th century, that the unique copy of the Life of
Prince Andrey appeared. This source is now held in the State Historical Museum
in Moscow. The article shows how the text of the Life is connected with other
hagiographic texts relating to Uglich.
