ksenia , as if she had lost her mind, consoled them, saying: andrei fedorovich did not die, but incarnatednto me, ksenia, who died long ago. thus began her wanderings through the streets of st. petersburg. after this, blessed ksenia she gave away everything she had, and, dressed only in her husband’s costume, she went out into the street on her ascetic journey. all day long. she gave birth in st. petersburg in winter and summer, in the heat and cold, being subjected to all sorts of attacks and ridicule. her strange costume, her coolness and gentleness gave evil people a reason to mock her. but blessed ksenia, praying unceasingly, meekly bore her life’s cross. through her great humility, the feat of spiritual and physical poverty, love for neighbors and prayer, the saint gained the ability... to converse with the righteous saint john of kronstadt, who gave her a blessing. the difficult life circumstances experienced by the blessed one, with great mental pain, became the crucible of trials in which she grew stronger in spirit. in the early thirties of the 20th century, she was confined to th