Venerable Agapitos the Unmercenary Healer (+1095) was a native of Kyiv and one of the most famous monks of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. The saint became famous for having the gift of healing people through prayer. Venerable Agapitos of the Kyiv Caves is considered the founder of national medicine, he is the patron saint of doctors and patients. St. Agapitos Church is located in the building of the former monastery hospital, built in 1910-1912. The church was revived in 2016-2021. On December 7, 2021, the new church was consecrated by Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Onufriy (Berezovsky).
Feast Day: June 14.
Confession: Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Address: 23 Lavrska Street.
In preparing the publication used site materials pamyatky.kiev.ua and news.church.ua
