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.
Tired of the turmoil of his existence, he sought a monastic life and was taken in by Saint Anthony of Kiev, who then bestowed upon him monastic vows (23 March) by Saint Nikon the Chronicler, the abbot of the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves.