On topoi of missionary lives (the life of Stefan of Perm in the context of hagiographic topoi)

The research is based on the material of Old Russian lives of en-lighteners of peoples (prince Vladimir, Leonty of Rostov, Avraamy of Rostov, Konstantin of Murom, Trifon of Pechenga, Trifon of Vyatka and others) and dwells upon topoi of missionary lives. Special attention is paid to the Life of Stefan of Perm as one which most fully embodies this type of text.