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The holy and right-believing Prince Saint '''Saint Stephen the Great''' (Romanian: ''Dreptcredinciosul Voievod Ştefan cel Mare şi Sfânt'') was ruler of Moldova (in modern-day Romania) from 1457 to 1504. He was a great statesman and military tactician as well as being a devout Orthodox Christian. He was responsible for defending Moldova against the Ottoman invasion, building a [[church]] or [[monastery]] in thanks to God after each victory.
Stephen the Great was [[glorification|glorified]], along with his spiritual father St. [[Daniel the Hermit]] of [[Voronet Monastery|Voroneţ]] (''Sf. Daniil Sihastru de la Voroneţ'') and many other Romanian [[saint]]s, by the Synod of the [[Church of Romania]] in 1992. His [[feast day]] is [[July 2]].
