Monk Kyril (Yefimov) fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at the age of 79.
Born Konstantin Yefimov in Russia in 1946, Father Kyril immigrated to the United States in the early 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 1997, he came to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery and was tonsured to the Small Schema by His Beatitude Metropolitan Herman in 2003.
For many years, Father Kyril labored as a groundskeeper and cared for the monastery’s bees. He fought several battles with cancer over the years and reposed following a recurrence of kidney cancer.
The funeral service for Father Kyril will be held at Saint Tikhon’s Monastery on Thursday, March 5, at 11:00 AM.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Father Kyril may be made to Saint Tikhon’s Monastery to assist with funeral expenses.
May Father Kyril’s memory be eternal!