Nicetas of Novgorod
Nicetas of Novgorod | |
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| Bishop of Novgorod | |
| Born | Kiev, Kievan Rus' |
| Died | 1108 Novgorod, Russia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 31 January (Catholic Church), 31 January (14 February), 30 April (13 May), 14 (27) May (Eastern Orthodox Church) |
Nicetas (Russian: Епископ Никита) was born in Kiev, Kievan Rus', he became a monk in the Monastery of the Caves, but then embraced the life of a hermit. According to custom, Nicetas was much plagued by demonic torments and returned to the monastery. Later in 1095 Nicetas was named to the office of Bishop of Novgorod, he acquired a reputation for performing miracles.[1]
His feast days in the Eastern Orthodox Church are on May 14;[2] the day of his repose, January 31;[3] and the day of the Uncovering of his Relics in 1558, on April 30.[4] The relics of Nicetas are in Cathedral of St. Sophia, Novgorod.
Notes[]
- ^ St. Nicetas Catholic Online
- ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικήτας ὁ Ἔγκλειστος. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ (in Greek) Ὁ Ὅσιος Νικήτας ἐκ Κιέβου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ (in Greek) Ἀνακομιδὴ Τιμίων Λειψάνων Ἁγίου Νικήτα Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Νόβγκοροντ. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
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