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Question: Can you provide any sort of information on the life of my name/patron saint, St. Lucian, Hieromartyr and Presbyter of the Kiev Caves? I saw an icon of him at www.oca.org , and read that he went to be with the Lord in 1243, but aside from that I know almost nothing about him. I am having a difficult time finding any information. |
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Answer:
Dr. Alexander Roman
alex@unicorne.org
The icon that is on that site is NOT that of St
Lucian of Kyiv but of St Lucian of Antioch, the
"Sacred Martyr." There are many Saints of the Kyiv Caves about
which we know very little in terms of their
biographies. In many cases, we only know their name and
title (that is, whether they were a martyr etc.), and the date of
their repose which is their feast-day. Many records were lost as a result of the
plundering of Kyiv by the Mongols and by others.
In addition, earthquakes often resulted in wholesale
avalanches of earth that covered the shrines of Kyivan Caves
Saints. Many of these have been unearthed, thanks to the
efforts of modern archaeologists and the names
of these long-forgotten Saints have been
reinstated in the Calendar. St Lucian was a Priest-Monk of the Kiyvan Caves
Lavra who was martyred by Mongols in the 13th
century. We also know that he was a Miracle-worker which is
why he was buried among the Fathers of the
Kyivan Caves and is also honoured on collectively with
them all on the Second Sunday of Lent and on the Second Sunday
after Pentecost.
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Ukrainian Orthodoxy |
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