Luke the Steward

Venerable Luke the Steward struggled at the Kiev Caves Monastery, in the Near Caves, in the thirteenth century, where he fulfilled the obedience of steward. Nothing is known about his life before he came to the Lavra.

In Ode 7 of the Canon for the Holy Fathers of the Near Caves he is praised as an "icon" and as one who kept the commandments of the Lord. His incorrupt relics lie in the Near Caves of Saint Anthony. He is commemorated on 6 November and, with the Holy Fathers of the Near Caves, on 28 September. Those who serve as steward of the Kiev Caves Lavra honour him as their patron and keep his icon in their cells.