Saint Eusebius the Hermit was a fourth-century Syrian monk.[1][2]
Eusebius undertook a rigorously ascetic lifestyle without shelter near a mountain village named Asicha.
According to Eastern Christian sources:
Though he was elderly and infirm, he ate only fifteen figs during the Great Forty day Fast. When many people began to flock to St. Eusebius, he went to a nearby monastery, built a small enclosure at the monastery walls and lived in it until his death.[3]
Saint Eusebius the Hermit of Syria is commemorated 15 February by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.
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References edit
- ^ "Venerable Eusebius the Hermit of Syria". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ Sanidopoulos, John. "Saint Eusebius the Hermit of Asikha". Retrieved 2020-04-18.
- ^ Venerable Eusebius the Hermit of Syria