Barlaam of Kiev

He is regarded as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of 19 November.

[2] He was tonsured a monk against the wishes of his father by St. Nikon of the Kiev Caves.

[3] In 1058, he built a wooden church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos with the blessing of St.

[2] Soon after his second pilgrimage, Barlaam died in 1065 in the Zymne Monastery.

His primary feast day is on 19 November, however he is also commemorated on 28 September and on the Second Sunday of Great Lent.