Abraham and Onesimus of Kiev were monks of the

Kiev caves Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra or Kyivo-Pechers’ka Lavra ( uk, Києво-Печерська лавра, translit=Kyievo-Pecherska lavra, russian: Киево-Печерская лавра), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic Ea ...

and lived in 12-13 c. They, with several others, are commemorated on Saturday after September 28."Venerable Abramius the lover-of-labor of the Kiev Near Caves", Orthodox Church in America
/ref> The others commemorated on that day include: *Alexius of Kiev, *Helladius of Kiev, *Sisoes of Kiev, *Theophilus of Kiev, *John of Kiev (an infant), and *John of Kiev (an adult). Kiev Pechersk Lavra is an orthodox monastery which was founded by the monk St. Anthony Pechersky in 1051 at the caves near Kiev (now in the center of the city). In 11th century Lavra became the center of spreading of Christianity in

Ancient Rus' Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of ...

. Abraham and Onesimus were buried at the

Near Caves The Near Caves or the Caves of Saint AnthonyAnother name can be ''Caves of Saint Anthony'' because the relics of Saint Anthony are buried here. ( uk, Ближні печери, ''Blyzhni pechery''; russian: Ближние пещеры, ''Blizhn ...

. The feast day of Abraham, the hermit, is August 21. The feast day of Onesimus, the hermit, is on October 17.КИЕВО-ПЕЧЕРСКАЯ ЛАВРА (Kiev Pechersk Lavra)in Russian
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*Holweck, F. G. ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924. {{Authority control Year of birth missing Year of death missing Saints duos Russian saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church Christian saints in unknown century Monks of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra