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Venerable

Nikephoros of Borovsk

Hegumen

Hegumen, disciple of Sergius of Radonezh and founder of the Vysoko-⁠Pokrovsky Monastery in Borovsk.

Feast
February 9old style February 22
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Venerable Nikephoros of Borovsk was an abbot and wonderworker of the Russian Orthodox Church, a disciple of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. He founded the Vysoko-⁠Pokrovsky Monastery (of the High Protection) at Borovsk. He died after the year 1414.

Little is known about him. His life relates that he was a disciple of Sergius of Radonezh and that after some time he withdrew to Borovsk, where he founded the High Monastery. He was the teacher and mentor of Venerable Paphnutius of Borovsk. His successor at the head of the monastery was Venerable Nikita, a disciple and kinsman of Sergius of Radonezh.

Nikephoros has not been officially canonized for the whole Church; he is a locally venerated saint. Our Menaion data commemorates him on 9 February.

Commemorated the same day February 9