In Kostroma, in the late 16th century, a boy was born. They called him Amos. He was the only son in the family and his parents had high hopes for him. They made plans and looked after the bride. The young man was not interested in marriage. His dream was to go to a monastery. One day Amos got sick. And it was to him, during his illness, that a solitary temple stood between two rivers. Amos recovered and decided to find the temple.
He secretly left his parents’ home and walked a considerable distance to the Tolgon monastery near Yaroslavl. His parents found him there and brought him home. But Amos did not part with the dream of finding a temple. After a while, he left again. This time, the young man stayed at the Gennadiev Monastery and there took tonsure under the name of Adrian. For a long time Hadrian did not stay in that monastery, but continued to look for his temple. He spent some time with Ferapont Monza.
A few years later, Adrian found his temple. On the bank of Monza, at the confluence of Kostroma, he wandered an abandoned temple. He settled there alone, so the place was called Hadrian Desert. Soon other monks would join him. Saint Pherapontus blessed Hadrian to create a monastery. He died there in 1610. And his relics, together with the relics of St. Ferapont, are buried under a bushel in the Annunciation Church.
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