St. Nilusof Sora
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“Following the command of Saint Nilus, the monks had to sustain themselves by the work of their own hands, to accept charity only in extreme need...”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Synaxes & other dates of commemoration
Birth
1433
Russian principality
Death
7 May (20 May) 1508
Tsardom of Russia
Life path
- Nobleman
- Monk
- Author
- Theologian
Undertakings & Callings
- Labor
- Asceticism
- Founding a monastery
Places
- Palestine
- Mount Athos