Next to St. Simon Canonite Temple there is a cave where he lived and prayed during his last years. The cave is a natural recession in rock (Psyrtskhi Gorge). The cave walls are decorated with ancient mosaics, crosses, inscriptions, icons, lamps. In 1884 the cave was sanctified. Since then the icons of St. Andrew the First-Called and St/ Simon Canonite has been kept there. The believers leave there notes with requests for health and peace of souls.
The cave is located not far from the St. Simon's death place. One of the stones there bears his footprint.
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