The book is dedicated to a forgotten Russian saint - the blessed prince Simeon Pozharsky and his soldiers, who died heroically on the Konotop fields in the summer of 1659. The historical research is based on newly discovered documents and a new reading of already known ones. Intended for researchers, teachers, graduate students, students, students of higher and secondary educational institutions, local historians, and everyone interested in national history. The author of the book is Babulin Igor Borisovich - candidate of the department. postgraduate studies at the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, author of a number of publications on the history of the army and military history of Russia in the 17th century.