Holy Fool Basil of Kamen

Venerable Basil of Kamen, a holy fool for the sake of Christ (2nd half of the XVII – 1st half of the XVIII century?), was a monk in the Savior–Kamen Monastery, located on an island in Lake Kuben (near Vologda). At the shrine of his relics, later placed in the church dedicated to Saint Basil of Moscow, there is a full-length icon depicting Saint Basil of Kuben with heavy iron chains and a cap made from strips of iron.

In 1774, when everything was consumed in a fire, the wooden reliquary and the icon remained undamaged.

The Holy Fool Basil of Kamen is commemorated on August 2, his Name Day; and also on the third Sunday after Pentecost (Synaxis of the Vologda Saints).