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Gerontius the Canonarch

Also known as Gerontius of the Kiev Caves

A monk of the Kiev Caves who served as canonarch, leading the chanting in church, and pursued strict ascetic discipline; his relics rest in the Far Caves.

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Reposed in the Far (Theodosian) Caves of Kiev.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints