Biography
Pimen the Faster of the Kiev Near Caves
About Pimen the Faster of the Kiev Near Caves
Pimen was a monk of the Kiev Near Caves. Tradition relates that he announced Kuksha’s martyrdom in the monastery church, then died himself. This is a received account of spiritual knowledge. The notice places him after 1114, without an exact death year. His feast is August 27.
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