Job of Pochaev

Venerable

Commemorated August 28 · October 28

The Venerable Job of Pochaev , Abbot and Wonderworker of Pochaev, was a monastic and abbot of the Pochaev Lavra in Volhynia for fifty years, He defended Orthodoxy against the persecutions engendered in the Union of Brest . He was a quiet ascetic, yet a prolific writer who used the new printing press to teach and reach the faithful. He is commemorated on October 28 , the date of his repose, and August 28 , the date of the uncovering of his relics.