Did Ivan the Terrible really say 'I have sinned greatly, but God will forgive me.'?

Ivan the Terrible Quote Source & Citation:

I have sinned greatly, but God will forgive me.

— Ivan the Terrible Early Modern · First Tsar of Russia

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"I am not afraid of death, for I am a king."

"Woe to him who incurs my displeasure."

"There is no truth but my truth."

"My anger is a terrible thing, and it will consume you."

"I will show no mercy to those who betray me."

Reported during his later years, expressing both remorse and self-justification.

Date: c. 1580s

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