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Joseph Volotsky

Russian theologian
Joseph Volotsky — also known as Joseph of Volotsk or Joseph of Volokolamsk; secular name Ivan Sanin — was a prominent Russian theologian and early proponent of tsarist autocracy, who led the party defending monastic landownership. Wikipedia
Born: November 14, 1439, Yazvishche, Russia
Died: September 9, 1515 (age 75 years), Iosifo-Volotskiy Monastyr', Teryaevo, Russia