Nikolai Slavyanin, schemamonk

Our venerable father Nicholas was a voivode under Tsar Nicephorus and participated in the campaign against the Bulgarians. One day, in an inn, the daughter of the innkeeper approached him with sinful proposals, but he, courageously rejecting her, preserved his chastity. During the night, the Strong One appeared to him, showing that the place where he was supposed to perish remained empty thanks to his virtuous deed. The next morning in battle, the Greeks suffered defeat, and Nicholas, seeing the death of his warriors, withdrew to a monastery, accepting the holy schema. He spent the rest of his life in the service of God and became a great father, having been granted heavenly glory.