Biography
Onesimus the Recluse of the Kiev Caves
About Onesimus the Recluse of the Kiev Caves
Onesimus lived as a recluse in the Kiev Near Caves during the twelfth or thirteenth century. The Orthodox notice says that he enclosed himself there and was buried at the place of his ascetic life. It preserves July 21 and October 4 commemorations, but no exact life dates.
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