Xenia of Saint Petersburg

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Saint Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg (Russian: Святая блаженная Ксения Петербургская [Xenia Grigoryevna Petrova - Ксения Григорьевна Петрова]; ca. 1719-1730 — ca. 1803, Saint Petersburg) is a patron saint of St. Petersburg. She was married to Colonel Andrey Fyodorovich Petrov, who served as a chanter at the Saint Andrew Cathedral. According to tradition the Holy Spirit led her to give away all her possessions to the poor after her husband died. Xenia became a "fool-for-Christ" and for 45 years wandered around the streets of St. Petersburg. Canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church on February 6, 1988. Feast day: O.S. January 24 (February 6).