Venerable (Monastic) 16th century

Venerable Nikephoros of Vazheozersk

Also known as Nikephoros of Vazhe Lake

A disciple of St. Alexander of Svir who, with St. Gennadius, founded a hermitage by Lake Vazhe in the northern Russian wilderness.

Feast Day
February 9
Their life

A disciple of St. Alexander of Svir who, with St. Gennadius, founded a hermitage by Lake Vazhe in the northern Russian wilderness.