Xenophon of Robeika (russian: Ксенофонт Робейский - ''Xenofont Robeysky''; died June 28, 1262) was a

Russian Orthodox Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...

monk, later declared a saint. A student of

Barlaam of Khutyn Barlaam of Khutyn (russian: Варлаам Хутынский), also known as Varlaam, was a hermit. Born Alexis Michalevich to a wealthy family from Novgorod. After the death of his parents, he became a hermit on the Volkhov and handed all of h ...

, he later became abbot of the

Khutyn Monastery Khutyn Monastery of Saviour's Transfiguration and of St. Varlaam (russian: Хутынский Спасо-Преображенский Варлаамиев монастырь) is an Orthodox monastery situated on the right bank of the Volkhov River ...

. Resigning from this post, he later founded the Trinity Monastery on the Robeika River ( ru), close to

Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...

; he died there in 1262.

References

biography on OCA site
Year of birth missing 1262 deaths 13th-century Christian saints Russian saints {{saint-stub