Saint Nestor

Nestor the Chronicler, active between c. 1056 and c. 1114, was a monk at the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev. He is renowned for his contributions to Kievan Rus' literature, particularly for writing two major hagiographies: the Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves and the Account about the Life and Martyrdom of the Blessed Passion Bearers Boris and Gleb....