Saint Bogolep, Child Schemamonk of Black Ravine

A divinely wise child, Bogolep was born to a pious couple in the 17th century and baptized Boris. As an infant, he refused to nurse on fasting days and when the church bells rang he would cry loudly until taken to divine services. In church, he radiated joy and only after liturgy would he accept food. During the plague years his legs were covered in sores and he suffered extreme pain but still limped to church every day. The disease passed but soon he was struck with leprosy. A traveling monk blessed the family and Boris became even more filled with love for God. He entreated his parents that he might become a monk and wear an angelic habit like the elder. Sensing that it was the will of God, they allowed Boris to be tonsured and take the name Bogolep. Clothed in the Great Schema, he was completely healed and three days later he left this world and joined Christ. Through Saint Bogolep’s intercessions, his city was miraculously protected from foreign invasions.