Athanasius of Murom

Saint Athanasius of Murom was abbot of the monastery of Saint Lazarus of Murom (Murmansk), in the Olonets region, around the middle of the fifteenth century. Unfortunately no information has been preserved about his God-⁠pleasing life. He is commemorated on 21 March, on 3 June in the synaxis of the saints of Karelia, and on 11 July in the synaxis of the saints of Novgorod.

After his repose, the saint's body was laid in a special chapel, where his chains, a witness of his labours, are also kept. He is venerated locally in the monastery of Saint Lazarus, in the same way as that saint. This veneration is of long standing: already in the second half of the seventeenth century Abbot Athanasius is called a "venerable wonderworker".