Elias the Hermit
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Venerable Elias the Hermit was a desert dwelling monk
of the fourth century AD. He led the ascetic life for nearly eighty years in a mountain cave of Egypt
. He is recorded to have lived 110 years.
Venerable
Elias the Hermit
, of Egypt is commemorated 8 January by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.
Christian monasticism
Christian monasticism is a practice which began to develop early in the history of the Christian Church, modeled upon scriptural examples and ideals, including those in the Old Testament, but not mandated as an institution in the scriptures. It has come to be regulated by religious rules Christian...
of the fourth century AD. He led the ascetic life for nearly eighty years in a mountain cave of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
. He is recorded to have lived 110 years.
Venerable
Venerable
The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. It is also the common English-language translation of a number of Buddhist titles.-Roman Catholic:...
Elias the Hermit
Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament .In the...
, of Egypt is commemorated 8 January by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.