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Saint '''Pitirim, Bishop of Great Perm''', (Vytchegda) was chosen and consecrated to the See of Perm after the suffering and death of St [[Gerasimus of Perm]] (d. [[January 24]]1441). Before becoming bishop, Archimandrite Pitirim was head of the Chudov monastery. He later became known as the composer of the Canon to St Alexis, Metropolitan of Moscow ([[February 12]]), and also wrote his Life. He is commemorated by the Church [[August 19]].
As bishop, St Pitirim first occupied himself with establishing friendly relations between the Zyryani and Voguli peoples. He circulated admonitory letters and messages, seeking to defend the Zyryani from pillage. The Voguli leader Asyka however, taking advantage of princely dissention and the remoteness of the bishop from the capital, plundered Christian settlements and killed defenseless people.
