This day in Russian history - Today we remember St. Nicholas Svyatosha (Svyatoslav), Prince of Chernigov, Pechersk miracle workertranslated

The Venerable Nikola Svyatosha (Svyatoslav), Prince of Chernigov, Pechersk Wonderworker, in the Near Caves, became the first of the Russian princes to accept monasticism. The holy prince was the great-grandson of the Grand Duke Yaroslav the Wise and the son of Prince David Svyatoslavich of Chernigov; in some sources the father of the saint is called a saint.