The Monk Stephan, Hegumen of Pechersk, Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsk Commemorated on April 27 The Monk Stephan,
Hegumen of Pechersk, Bishop of Vladimir-Volynsk, pursued asceticism in his
youthful years at the Kievo-Pechersk monastery under the guidance of the Monk
Theodosii (+ 1074, Comm. 3 May) and was his favourite student. The Monk
Theodosii sometimes entrusted him in his place to exhort the brethren with words
of edification. Before the death of the Monk Theodosii the monks petitioned him
to appoint as hegumen Saint Stephan, who was the domesticus (chief arranger for
the choir). "He grew up under thy hand, – they said, – and he served
thee; give him to us". And the Monk Theodosii transferred the guidance of
the monastery to the Monk Stephan. During his hegumenate was built the
foundation of a spacious temple in honour of the Uspenie (Repose) of the
MostHoly Mother of God begun under the Monk Theodosii. The cells of the
brethren were moved near the new church, and at the front of the place were
left several cells for monks, who were entrusted with burying the dead and to
make daily Divine Liturgy with commemoration for the dead. © 1996-2001 by translator Fr. S. Janos. |
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