Kuksha of the Kiev Caves

Saint

Kuksha of the Kiev Caves
Diedafter 1114
Venerated inRussian Orthodox Church
Major shrineNear Caves
Feast27 August

Kuksha of the Kiev Caves (Russian: Кукша Печерский, romanized: Kuksha Pechersky; died after 1114) was a monk and martyr from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church for his work in spreading Christianity among the Vyatichi in present-day Kaluga, Ryazan, and Tula oblasts of Russia.

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