Venerable
Venerable Silouan the Schemamonk of the Kiev Caves
XIII–XIV вв. (предположительно)
Also known as: Силуан схимник Киево-Печерский, Силуан Печерский, Силуан, в Дальних пещерах почивающий, Силуян постник
A schemamonk of the Kiev Caves Monastery, traditionally dated to the 13th–14th centuries, who by his prayer held fast thieves who came to rob the monastery garden and released them after they repented. His relics rest in the Far Caves.
St Silouan the Schemamonk is one of the saints whose relics rest in the Far (Theodosius) Caves of the Kiev Caves Lavra. He is not mentioned in the early sources on the monastery, and, as with most saints of the Far Caves, only brief late accounts of him survive; the usual dating to the 13th–14th centuries is conjectural.
His name appears on a 1638 map of the Far Caves. According to an old Lavra account, he was keeper of the monastery garden: when thieves came to rob it, he bound them by his prayer so that they could not move for three days, then admonished them, brought them to repentance and let them go. He was known for strict fasting and received the gift of working miracles. A study of his relics in 1982 suggested he died aged about 30–35.
He is commemorated on 10 (23) June and 10 (23) July, on 28 August (10 September) with the Fathers of the Far Caves, and on the Second Sunday of Great Lent with all the Fathers of the Kiev Caves.