Venerable Theoctistus of Palestine, Abbot

Igumen, co-worker of the venerable Euthymius the Great. Together with him, they labored in the Faransky monastery, and then, for greater asceticism, the saints withdrew to the Kutiliyskaya wilderness, where they spent their time in fasting and prayer in a cave. But soon their holy life became known, and lovers of monastic life began to flock to them.

Thus, a kinovia was formed, where the venerable Euthymius appointed the venerable Theoctistus as the spiritual leader. After many labors and ascetic feats, the venerable Theoctistus reposed on September 3, 467.