Anthony of Kiev | |
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.jpg) St. Anthony of Kiev, co-founder of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. | |
| Venerable Father | |
| Born | c. 983 Liubech, Chernigov Principality |
| Died | c. 1073 (aged 90) Kiev |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Svensky Monastery |
| Feast | 10/23 July (Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic), 7 May (Roman Catholic) |
| Attributes | Clothed as a monk in monastic habit, sometimes with an abbot's paterissa (crozier) |
Anthony of Kiev, also called Anthony of the Caves (‹See Tfd›Russian: Антоний Печерский, Ukrainian: Антоній Печерський; c. 983 – 1073), was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kievan Rus'. Together with Theodosius of Kiev, he co-founded the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Monastery of the Caves).