St. Pelagiaof the Mount of Olives
the Penitent · of Palestine · of Antioch
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“She left her enormous, sinfully gained wealth to the poor, and secretly went to Jerusalem as the monk Pelagius.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
8 Oct (21 Oct)Birth
4th century
Antioch, Syria
Death
457
Mount of Olives, Holy Land
Life path
- Nun
- Wealthy
- Dancer
- Enlightened by God
- Accepted Orthodoxy
- Distributed possessions
- Prostitute
Undertakings & Callings
- Asceticism
- Anchorism