Nectarius the Obedient

Venerable Nectarius the Obedient lived in the Kiev Caves Monastery in the twelfth century and died around the year 1200. He was called the Obedient for his unquestioning obedience to the older brethren and for the diligence with which he did his work.

He reposed in peace at the end of a life of much labour and spiritual struggle. He was buried in the Near Caves of Saint Anthony. He is commemorated on 29 November, on 28 September in the Synaxis of the Fathers of the Near Caves, and on the second Sunday of Great Lent, in the Synaxis of All the Venerable Fathers of the Caves.