Nestor the Chronicler
Nestor the Chronicler | |
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 Soviet forensic facial reconstruction by Sergei Nikitin (1985) | |
| Venerable | |
| Born | c. 1056 Kiev |
| Died | c. 1114 Kiev Pechersk Lavra |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 27 October |
Nestor the Chronicler (c. 1056 – c. 1114) was a monk of the Monastery of the Caves in Kiev and a prominent author in Kievan Rus'. He is firmly credited with writing two major hagiographies: the Life of the Venerable Theodosius of the Kiev Caves and the Account about the Life and Martyrdom of the Blessed Passion Bearers Boris and Gleb.
Traditional historiography has long attributed the Primary Chronicle (also known as the Tale of Bygone Years) to Nestor, which originally earned him the title of "the Chronicler." However, many modern scholars doubt that he was its primary author. Due to this ongoing authorship controversy, some academics prefer to refer to him instead as Nestor the Hagiographer to accurately reflect the two works definitively attributed to him.