Venerable (Monastic)Byzantine
Venerable Onesimus of the Kiev Near Caves
Also known as Onesimos
A monk of the Kiev Near Caves commemorated by the Church, of whom no detailed life survives.
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A monk of the Kiev Near Caves commemorated by the Church, of whom no detailed life survives.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Onesimus, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints