Alexander Peresvet

Alexander Peresvet (died 8 September 1380) was a Russian monk-warrior famed for the Battle of Kulikovo. Probably from Bryansk, he was tonsured at the Boris and Gleb Monastery in Rostov and later followed Sergius of Radonezh at the Trinity Lavra.

In 1380, as Dmitry Donskoy marched against the Tatar warlord Mamai, Sergius of Radonezh blessed the campaign and sent Peresvet and Rodion Oslyabya with the army.

At the opening of the battle Peresvet met the Golden Horde champion Chelubey in single combat, and the two killed each other at the first charge. Legend says he alone kept his saddle.