Saint Adrian of Úglich

Saint Adrian of Úglich was one of the first ten disciples of Saint Paϊsios of Úglich (June 6), and was his cell-attendant, closest disciple, and co-ascetic. Together with Saint Paϊsios, Saint Adrian was accounted worthy of a vision of the Most Holy Theotokos in 1472. Saint Paϊsios was in one of the cells with Saint Cassian of Úglich (October 2), and Saints Gerásimos and Adrian, chanting an Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos. Suddenly, the entire Monastery was filled with an extraordinary light, and the monks heard a voice calling them to come out of the cell. The ascetics were afraid and confused, and an Angel showed them the Mother of God, sitting on a throne and holding the Divine Infant in her arms. The ascetics fell to the ground in fear, but the Angel raised them up and told Saint Paϊsios that the Mother of God's commanded them to build a church dedicated to the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos at that place. The vision ended, and the monks spent the whole night in vigil and prayer. In 1482, Saint Adrian helped to build a stone church at the site indicated by the Angel. Later, an icon of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos was discovered.

In 1489, Saint Adrian assisted Saint Paϊsios in building a Monastery dedicated to Saint Nicholas, near the Grekhova stream, on the right bank of the Volga. As an experienced and virtuous Elder, Saint Adrian was installed as the Monastery's Superior and was ordained as a Hieromonk. He attended the funeral of Saint Paϊsios on June 6, 1504 and later, according to his last wishes, he was buried near the grave of Saint Paϊsios.

Saint Adrian is commemorated on August 26 (because of his namesake, the Holy Martyr Adrian), and also on Cheesefare Saturday. The date of his local canonization is unknown, but it could have occurred in the XVII century, since the local canonization of Saint Paϊsios took place in 1610, when his Life and Church Service were written.

There was an icon, no older than the XVIII century, depicting the appearance of the Mother of God to Saints Paϊsios, Cassian and Adrian of Úglich, in which Saint Adrian is shown with a halo.

His name was added to the Synaxis of Rostov and Yaroslavl Saints on March 10, 1964.