Venerable
Vassian of Kashin
A monastic saint associated with Kashin, honored by the Russian Orthodox Church.
- Feast
- October 2old style October 15
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Holy Venerable Vassian of Kashin was the founder of the Holy Trinity monastery of Kashin, four versts from the town, in the Tver eparchy. He is locally honoured as a saint.
Nothing is known of his life. He was not canonized and his day of commemoration is not known. The menologion of Dimitry Sambikin places him at 2 October, among the commemorations of that day, and refers to Archimandrite Leonid, "Holy Russia".
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