Svyatoslav Davydovich of Chernigov (c1080-1143)

Nikolai Svyatosha (Svyatoslav Davidovich in the world [3] ;. Ca. 1080 - 14 October 1143 ) - son of Chernigov Prince David son of Sviatoslav, the great-grandson of Yaroslav the Wise. In 1107 he took monastic vows in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra under the name of Nikolai, becoming the first of the Russian princes who took monastic vows. Canonized in the face of the saints, memory is performed in the Orthodox Church on September 28 and October 14 (according to the Julian calendar ). In 1987, the memory of Nicholas Svyatoshi included the Cathedral of the Tula Saints, the celebration of the Council takes place on September 22. [4]

Biography
Prior to the tonsure was the prince Lutsk, on reaching adulthood he married, had children (one of the daughters was the wife of Prince Vsevolod Mstislavovich ). Took part in the internecine strife that arose because of the dazzle of Prince Vasilka. He was deprived of his inheritance Russian-Polovtsian troops. After that, he did not fight for the return of his lot and on February 17, 1106 ( 1107 ) took monastic vows in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

In the monastery for the first three years he worked in the cellar : chopped wood, wore water, and then became a monastery gatekeeper. For the fulfillment of these obediences he received a separate cell by decision of the hegumen and broke the garden in front of her. Nikolay spent a lot of time reading books he bought with money received from needlework and gardening, after his death, the library that belonged to him remained in the monastery. On the instructions of Nicholas, a translation from the Greek language of the Epistle of the Pope Leontius against the heresy of Eutyches was made. In 1142 Nicholas, at the request of the Grand Duke Vsevolod Olgovich, went away from the monastery for the reconciliation of the princes of Chernigov with their brothers.

Nikolay Svyatosha died on October 14, 1143, his relics are in the Near Caves of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. He is revered as a miracle worker, the life, composed by Vladimir Bishop Simon ( XIII century ), describes the miracle of healing with the sablecloth of Nicholas Svyatoshi Grand Duke Izyaslav.