Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Theodosiusthe Great

the Cenobiarch

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

“At a certain spot the charcoal ignited by itself and the incense smoke began to rise. Here the monk established the first cenobitic monastery...”
St. Theodosius the Great

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

424

Cappadocia, Byzantine Empire

Death

11 Jan (24 Jan) 529

Byzantine Empire

Life path

  • Monk
  • Abbot
  • Archimandrite

Undertakings & Callings

  • Asceticism
  • Comforting of the poor
  • Defending the faith
  • Founding a monastery

God's Gifts

  • Wonderworking
  • Healing

Sufferings

  • Imprisonment

Eras

  • Eutychian heresy

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