Biography
Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves
About Theodore the Silent of the Kiev Caves
Theodore is remembered as an ascetic of the Kiev Caves who adopted silence as a spiritual discipline. The Orthodox Church in America's short notice connects that choice with recollection of God and care over speech. It also attributes miracles to him, as part of his received veneration. The notice supplies no exact dates, family details, or account of his death; his epithet preserves the central feature of his monastic remembrance.
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