Kiev Pechersky Monastryr - St Anthony was founder - Anthony Babich-West with family
St Anthony In 1028 he returned to Kiev, where he indulged in a feat hermit in a cave on Mount Berestovoy, dug a priest Hilarion, Metropolitan of Kiev future [3]. As the story of his life, he settled there;praying to God, yady Sukhiy grain anisotropy of water alone, and then measure, a day or two, sometimes for weeks digging a cave, without giving himself no rest day nor night, staying always in the works, prayers, and vigils.
His ascetic feat of attracting people to him. Some come for a blessing, while others like to live next to the holy, and the honor was poveliku Antony. The first students began Nikon Anthony and Theodosius (adopted in 1032 by Nikon vows at the direction of Anthony). Thus began to form the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
After a number of monks has reached 12 people, led by Anthony had dug a large cave, which was organized church, the refectory and the individual cells for the monks (these buildings are now preserved in the Far Caves Monastery). After this, Antony put Abbot Barlaam, withdrew from the monastery and dug a new cave, went into seclusion. But next to him again the monks began to settle. This is how Near and Far Caves Monastery. During the life of Anthony Abbot formed his monastery was raised Theodosius. When the number of inhabitants to one hundred people, with the blessing of Anthony's brothers built on the mountain the first wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
Anthony of the Caves on the Monument 1000 years of Russia in Veliky Novgorod
Life of Antony tells us that he possessed the gift of miracles: healing the sick, giving them something to eat greens, which he ate, predicted the defeat of the Russian troops in a battle with Polovtsy River Alta in 1066 [2].
Due to a conflict with the prince Izyaslav Anthony twice left the Kiev prince was angry vows as a monk of his court, and in 1068 the support provided by St. Vseslav, captured Kiev Grand table. In 1069 fled from the wrath of Izyaslav Yaroslav to Chernigov, where dug a cave in the mountains Boldin [1].
The last years of his life in solitude, withdrawn from monastery management. Anthony died on May 7, 1073. The relics of St under a bushel (ie, not uncovered to this day).