 The new community appreciated his labors so highly that the name of Abraham was conferred upon him, while his wife's name was changed to Sarah.When the grand duke of Muscovy, Ivan III, visited Novgorod in 1480, Aleksei found favor in his eyes.The grand duke took Aleksei with him to Moscow and put him at the head of the Cathedral of the Dormition, while his friend Dionisy was at the same time appointed priest of the Archangel Cathedral in the same city.