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An icon of Russia #video Many people know St Basil’s, but not everyone is aware this is not the cathedral’s original name. The official one is quite lengthy and was given to it by Metropolitan Makarius immediately after it was built - the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Moat. The other one was given by the people. Who was St Basil to give his name to a cathedral? Irina, the tour guide at the Cathedral, says, ‘It’s hard to explain holy fools today, or how they were seen in the 16th century. One fact known about Basil is that he deliberately walked barefoot and abandoned clothes and his home and did it quite consciously in adolescence when he was 16. And he came to live in Red Square. For his life of toil, God rewarded him with the gift of wonderworking and made him a healer and a prophet.” Basil’s miracles earned him love among Muscovites and even Ivan the Terrible was said to be afraid of him. To watch the film, go to our YouTube page! Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary