Soviet Gulag and it is thought he was condemned by an extrajudicial NKVD troika under NKVD Order No. 00447 to be executed during the 1930s Bolshevik purges after refusing to disclose the hiding place of Sergius' head which the Bolsheviks wanted destroyed. It is rumored that Florensky and other theologians were involved in a plot to save and hide the relics of St. Sergius. The relics were returned by Pavel Golubtsov, later "Archbishop Sergius", to the cathedral of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in 1946 when it was reopened. Legacy Much information about Sergius and his acts is taken from the writing of his life composed in the 15th century, which has come down to us in many later editions in the 15th to 20th century Russian manuscripts. The memory of Sergius of Radonezh has lived on thanks to the unique manuscript entitled "The Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh" written by famous hagiographer Pachomius the Serb, also known as Pachomius Logothetes. The original manuscript is housed in the National Library of Russia. References External links Official site of the Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra Repose of the Venerable Sergius, Abbot and Wonderworker of Radonezh Orthodox icon and synaxarion Uncovering of the relics of the Venerable Sergius of Radonezh IMDB page 1314 births 1392 deaths 14th-century Christian saints 14th-century Christian mystics Pre-Reformation Anglican saints Christian ascetics Russian Eastern Orthodox priests People from Yaroslavl Oblast Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church Russian Orthodox monks Starets Miracle workers Eastern Catholic saints Russian Roman Catholic saints 14th-century Eastern Orthodox priests Angelic visionaries Anglican saints