Venerable (Monastic) · 11th century
Venerable Barlaam Abbot of the Kiev Near Caves
Also known as Barlaam of the Kiev Caves
A nobleman who desired monastic life and became one of the early abbots of the Kiev Caves, later governing other monasteries in Rus'.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints