Barlaam or Varlaam of Khutyn (Russian: Варлаам Хутынский; secular name: Aleksa or Aleksy;[1] (c. 1112 – 13 November [O.S.

6 November] 1192/1193)[2] was a Russian Orthodox hegumen and saint who founded the Khutyn Monastery.

[1] After the death of his parents, he became a hermit on the Volkhov and handed all of his inheritance to the poor.

[1] He also took the name of Barlaam (Varlaam), and among the benefactors of the monastery was Yaroslav, the prince of Novgorod.

[2] Barlaam's relics were enshrined in 1452 and the Serbian monk Pachomius wrote about his life.