 Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod)

Ilya of Novgorod, also known as Ioann (John) of Novgorod (, his name upon entering the Great Schema and the name by which he is known in Russian Orthodox hagiography), was Archbishop of Novgorod from 1165 to his death in 1186.The son of a priest, Ilya was himself priest of the Church of St. Blaise, south of the Novgorod Kremlin.