Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Marcianof Cyrrhus

of Chalcis

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“The saint never lit candles for reading at night when he fulfilled his Rule of prayer, for the cell was filled with a divine light.”
St. Marcian of Cyrrhus

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

4th century

Cyrrhus, Syria

Death

388

Cyrrhus, Syria

Life path

  • Monk
  • Distributed possessions

Undertakings & Callings

  • Desert-dwelling
  • Anchorism
  • Defending the faith
  • Fasting

God's Gifts

  • Divine Light

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