Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Pimenthe Faster

of the Far Caves in Kiev

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“His abstinence was such that he ate food only once a day, and only in the most necessary quantity, yet remained steadfast in his monastic obedience.”
St. Pimen the Faster

Dates of commemoration for saint

Synaxes & other dates of commemoration

Birth

11th century

Kievan Rus

Death

1141

Kiev, Kievan Rus

History

Group
Unknown

Life path

  • Monk
  • Abbot

Undertakings & Callings

  • Fasting

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