Weighed down by this noisy and bustling life and wishing to become a monk, he was accepted by Saint Anthony of Kiev and was tonsured (23 March) by Saint Nikon the Chronicler, then the Hegumen of the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves.
Overwhelmed by the commotion of his life, he sought spiritual refuge and was accepted by Saint Anthony of Kiev, who subsequently consecrated him as a monk on 23 March by Saint Nikon the Chronicler, the head of the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves.