Feodor Rtishchev

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1. 1645–1650Moscow · RussiaAfter Alexei's accession he began serving as a Duma member; in 1647 he took monastic vows yet remained in secular office. His early piety and learning laid the foundation for his later charitable and educational reforms.
2. 1650–1665Moscow · RussiaIn the 1650s he founded schools, monasteries and a printing house in Moscow, relieved the poor and prisoners of war, and advocated moral self-discipline and learning. From 1651 to 1660 he continued to participate in court affairs while advancing religious and cultural charity, echoing the social climate of Nikon's church reforms.
3. 1665–1682Kolomna · RussiaIn his later years he retired to his Kolomna estate, writing moral works such as Domostroy, summarizing a lifetime of religious and political experience. He died in 1682, his charitable legacy inherited by relatives and monasteries.