Ηegumen / Abbot
Saint Job, the Igumen of Pochaev, was born in the mid-16th century in Pokuttya in Galicia. At the age of 10, he came to the Transfiguration Ugornytsky Monastery, and at 12, he took monastic vows. He was known for his piety and strict ascetic life, and he was early ordained as a priest. Around 1580, he became the head of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Monastery near the city of Dubno, managing it for more than 20 years under conditions of persecution against Orthodoxy. In the early 17th century, he withdrew to Pochaev Mountain, settling in a cave near the Assumption Monastery. The brethren chose him as their igumen. Saint Job was gentle and kind to the brethren, actively worked, and strengthened the monastery. He participated in the Kiev Council of 1628 against the Union. After 1642, he accepted the great schema with the name John, sometimes retreating into the cave for long periods. He passed away on October 28, 1651, having lived for over 100 years. On August 28, 1659, he was glorified. On August 28, 1833, his relics were opened for veneration, and in 1902, it was decided to carry them around the Assumption Cathedral of the Pochaev Lavra after the Divine Liturgy.
