"the life of sergii radonezhsky" follows well established hagiographical conventions, and contains a number of parallels to scriptural passages. his focus is on the saint's spiritual qualities and therefore does not dwell on his close ties to prince dmitry donskoy. epiphanius was interested in portraying an idealized account of sanctity, and did so through lengthy panegyrics. his literary style was given the name "pletenie sloves", or "the weaving/braiding of words", and is marked by an abundance of neologisms, in which epiphanius liked to form a large number of noun or adjective-noun combinations. the ordinary words of a common man "...are incapable of expressing the greatness of the deeds done by holy men to the glory of christ."