*1499 The [[Gennady Bible]] (Gennadievskaia Biblia), the oldest surviving complete collection of Biblical books in the [[Church Slavonic]] language, is completed under the auspices of Abp. Gennady of Novgorod (1484-1504).

*1508 †[[Nilus of Sora]]

* 1551 Council of a Hundred Chapters (Stoglav) in Moscow

*1555 Kazan Diocese is established