Venerable Athanasius the Recluse of the Kiev Caves

Commemorated on December 2
 
Saint Athanasius, Recluse of the Far Caves of Kiev is mentioned in the Fourth Ode of the general Canon of the Monastic Fathers of the Far Caves. The “Sayings and Lives of the Saints Who Repose in the Cave of St Theodosius,” says that St Athanasius had no need of candles in the cave, since a heavenly light shone for him. He grants healing to all who approach him with faith.

The memory of St Athanasius is celebrated also on August 28 and on the second Sunday of Great Lent.

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