Chet (murza)

Chet
Murza
A vision of Virgin Mary to Zachary Chet, 16th-century Russian icon

Chet (baptized as Zachary) was a murza of the Golden Horde and the legendary progenitor of a number of Russian noble families, including the Godunov, Saburov and Veliaminov-Zernov families. He also was the founder of the Ipatievsky Monastery.

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