On Sunday, February 9, the Church commemorates the martyr Nikephoros, St. Pancratius, hieromonk, and hermit of the Kyiv Cave Monastery. St. Nikephoros gave his life for his faith in Christ. His name, ...

The saint is known for his humility, love for his neighbors, and the miracles he performed during his life and after his death. Prokhor came to the Kyiv Cave Monastery, where he took monastic vows.

Just one year before the recognition of the “Ukrainian schismatics”, he visited the Odessa Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, under Metropolitan Onufriy, where he was warmly welcomed, and urged ...