Leontius of the Kiev Far Caves

Venerable Leontius of the Kiev Far Caves was canonarch of the Kiev Caves. In his youth he entered the Kiev Caves Monastery, where he received tonsure. He had a fine voice, and when he learned his letters he took on the obedience of canonarch, the leader of church singing. He died young in the fourteenth century and was glorified by the Lord with the gift of miracles for his selfless deeds. The relics of the holy ascetic lie in the Far Caves. He is commemorated on 18 June (new style; 1 July on the old calendar) and on 28 August, the Synaxis of the Saints of the Kiev Caves.