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Venerable

Carterius the Barefoot

A monastic saint commemorated in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Reposed
153216th century
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Carterius the Barefoot (called in the sources Cassian the Barefoot) was a monk of the Volokolamsk monastery and died in 1532. He is commemorated in the Synaxis of the Saints of Moscow.

According to the Russian Wikipedia, he was one of the elders of the monastery founded by Joseph of Volokolamsk; he was the teacher of Photius of Volokolamsk, who learned from him the rule laid down by Joseph and the rules of monastic life. No other details survive in the sources consulted.