Biography
Theophanes the Faster of the Kiev Caves
About Theophanes the Faster of the Kiev Caves
Theophanes lived in the twelfth century and is remembered among the saints of the Kiev Near Caves. The Orthodox Church in America explains his epithet through strict fasting and locates his relics in the Caves of Anthony. It explicitly states that the monastery's commemoration books do not describe the details of his life. That limitation is preserved: no family history, exact dates, or additional episodes are reconstructed.
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