Venerable-Martyr · 11th century
Eustratius of the Kiev Caves
Also known as Eustratius the Faster · Eustratius of the Near Caves · Eustratius the Martyr
Born to a wealthy family, he gave away his possessions and became a monk of the Kiev Caves Monastery. Taken captive during a raid and sold into slavery, he endured martyrdom for refusing to deny Christ.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints