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Venerable (Monastic) · 14th century
Venerable Arsenius the Lover-of-Labor of the Kiev Far Caves
Also known as Arsenius of the Kiev Caves
A monk of the Far Caves of Kiev who never sat idle, laboring and praying without ceasing and eating only after sunset; he was glorified for his humility and toil.
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Notes
Also commemorated Aug 28 with the Saints of the Far Caves. Distinct from Arsenius the Great.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints