Grand duke ivan ii ivanovich. 1353-1359. The gentle brother of simeon the proud, ivan ii, was greatly assisted in his successful rule by st. Alexis, metropolitan of moscow, who obtained mercy from the khan for the church and the state. Upon the metropolitan's return from the horde, ivan with his wife, young dmitry and all the people met the virtuous shepherd, "as the heavenly comforter. ". Date: 1896.
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