page_title: Anthony of Kiev
hierarchical_section_title: Anthony of Kiev
caption_attribution_description: English: St. Antonij Pecherskij Русский: Преподобный Антоний Печерский. Фрагмент Свенской иконы Божией Матери
context_page_description: Anthony of Kyiv, also called Anthony of the Caves was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kyivan Rus'. Together with Theodosius of Kyiv, he co-founded the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
context_section_description: Anthony of Kyiv, also called Anthony of the Caves (Russian: Антоний Печерский, Ukrainian: Антоній Печерський; c. 983-1073) was a monk and the founder of the monastic tradition in Kyivan Rus'.  Together with Theodosius of Kyiv, he co-founded the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv Monastery of the Caves).
caption: St. Anthony of Kyiv, co-founder of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
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