St. Nilusof Sinai
the Faster
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“The wife and daughter of Nilus went to one of the women’s monasteries in Egypt, and St Nilus and his son Theodulus went to Sinai...”
Dates of commemoration for saint
12 Nov (25 Nov)Synaxes & other dates of commemoration
Birth
4th century
Constantinople, Roman Empire
Death
451
Sinai, Egypt
Life path
- Married, with Children
- Government Service
- Author
Undertakings & Callings
- Fasting
- Anchorism
- Elderhood