Ignatius of the Kiev Caves

Venerable Ignatius, Archimandrite of the Kiev Caves Lavra.

Venerable Ignatius was archimandrite of the Kiev Caves Lavra in the fifteenth century. Known for his prayer and for the healings granted through the Holy Gifts he offered, he reposed in peace, and his relics rest in the Far Caves.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Ignatius of the Kiev Caves is commemorated on December 20. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on January 2 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on December 20

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  Ignatius the God-Bearer

  Hierarch, Ιγνάτιος Θεοφόρος

  Holy Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer of Antioch.

  Name days: Ignatios, Ignacio, Ignatius

• Philogonius of Antioch

  Hierarch, Φιλογόνιος

  Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch, praised by Saint John Chrysostom.

• John the Tailor of Thasos

  Martyr, Ιωάννης ο ράφτης εκ Θάσου

  New Martyr John the Tailor of Thasos, martyred in Constantinople.

• John of Kronstadt

  Saint, Ιωάννης της Κρονστάνδης

  Righteous John of Kronstadt, wonderworker and pastor.