Laurence of the Kiev Caves

Saint Laurence of the Kiev Caves, recluse of the Caves and bishop of Turov, lived at first as a hermit in the monastery of the Great Martyr Demetrius, built by Grand Prince Izyaslav near the Kiev Caves Monastery. He then moved to the Caves Lavra, where he was glorified by the gift of healing.

In 1182 he was raised to the see of Turov (a city in the Minsk region), as a successor of Saint Cyril of Turov (28 April). He died in 1194 and was buried in the Near Caves. He is commemorated on 29 January (new style; 11 February on the old calendar), on 28 September and on the second Sunday of Great Lent.