Being a monk at Kiev Pechersk Lavra, he left to preach the Gospel to idol-worshippers, the Vyatichi. According to tradition, he performed numerous miracles there. Impressed by his powers and rendered receptive by his preaching, the Vyatichi began to convert and accept baptism. Priests of the Vyatichi, furious over the destruction of their idols, decapitated Kuksha and his pupil. On the day of Kuksha's death, his spiritual father, Pimen the Faster, stood in the middle of the monastery church and loudly proclaimed: "Our brother Kuksha has been killed this day".[1] Pimen died the same day.
Legacyedit
The memory of Kuksha, his follower, and Pimen the Faster is celebrated at the Lavra on the days of their deaths, 27 August O.S. and 27 September O.S. The relics of Saint Kuksha are kept at St. Anthony Caves of the Lavra.
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^ ab"Venerable Pimen of the Kiev Near Caves", Orthodox Church in America
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The PriestMartyr Kuksha and the Monk Pimen the Faster
(Russian)
April 12, 2024
kuksha, kiev, caves, russian, Кукша, Печерский, romanized, kuksha, pechersky, died, after, 1114, monk, martyr, from, kiev, pechersk, lavra, canonized, saint, russian, orthodox, church, work, spreading, christianity, among, vyatichi, present, kaluga, ryazan, tu. Kuksha of the Kiev Caves Russian Kuksha Pecherskij romanized Kuksha Pechersky died after 1114 was a monk and martyr from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church for his work in spreading Christianity among the Vyatichi in present day Kaluga Ryazan and Tula oblasts of Russia 1 Hieromartyr Kuksha Contents 1 Life 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksLife editBeing a monk at Kiev Pechersk Lavra he left to preach the Gospel to idol worshippers the Vyatichi According to tradition he performed numerous miracles there Impressed by his powers and rendered receptive by his preaching the Vyatichi began to convert and accept baptism Priests of the Vyatichi furious over the destruction of their idols decapitated Kuksha and his pupil On the day of Kuksha s death his spiritual father Pimen the Faster stood in the middle of the monastery church and loudly proclaimed Our brother Kuksha has been killed this day 1 Pimen died the same day Legacy editThe memory of Kuksha his follower and Pimen the Faster is celebrated at the Lavra on the days of their deaths 27 August O S and 27 September O S The relics of Saint Kuksha are kept at St Anthony Caves of the Lavra References edit a b Venerable Pimen of the Kiev Near Caves Orthodox Church in AmericaExternal links editThe PriestMartyr Kuksha and the Monk Pimen the Faster Russian Karpov Alexey Yurevich Venerable Kuksha the Enlightener of Viatichi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kuksha of the Kiev Caves amp oldid 1189907304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
