Euthymius the Great
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Euthymius the Great (377 – 20 January 473) was an abbot in Palestine. He is venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Euthymius'
Life
Euthymius was born in
Euthymius was educated by Bishop
In 411, Euthymius withdrew into the wilderness with a fellow-
Cyril of Skythopolis is describing how a miraculous cure effected by Euthymius for Terebon, the son of the
When the report of the miracle Euthymius had performed on Terebon, the name of Euthymius became famous throughout Palestine, and large crowds came to visit him in his solitude, he retreated with his disciple Domitian to the wilderness of Ruba, near the
When the Fourth Œcumenical Synod (451) condemned the errors of Eutyches and Dioscorus, it was greatly due to the authority of Euthymius that most of the Eastern recluses accepted its decrees. The Empress Eudoxia was converted to Orthodoxy through his efforts.
The Church celebrates his feast on 20 January (for those Orthodox Christians who still go by the
Theoctistus
Theoctistus (also spelled Theoktistos) of Palestine, was an associate of Euthymius. He was an ascetic who lived in a nearby cell at the Pharan lavra.[12] About five years after Euthymius arrived, they went into the desert for Great Lent, and found in a wadi a large cave where they remained praying in solitude for some time. Eventually shepherds from Bethany discovered them, and people from the area began to visit seeking spiritual guidance and bringing food. The monks then built a church. When other monks came seeking instruction, Euthymius and Theoctistus built a lavra over the cave church. Theoctistus became hegumen of the monastery.[13]
Theoctistus died at an advanced age in 451 and is commemorated on 3 September.[14]
See also
- Anthony the Great (c. 251 – 356), monk who established Christian monasticism in the Egyptian desert
- Chariton the Confessor (end of 3rd century - ca. 350), founder of lavra-type monasticism in the Judaean desert
- Euthymiac History, a fragmentary history, possibly a life of Euthymius the Great
- Monastery of Martyrius
References
- ^ a b c d e f Binns, John (April 2011). Hans D. Betz; Don S. Browning; Bernd Janowski [in German]; Eberhard Jüngel (eds.). Euthymius the Great. BRILL. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ troparia, All; saints, kontakia · All lives of. "Lives of the Saints". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Venerable Euthymius the Great". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ ISBN 0-14-051312-4.
- ^ a b c "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Euthymius". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Amnon Ramon, Around the Holy City, p. 67. The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ ISBN 978-1000740905. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ a b Fleury, Claude (1844). Ecclesiastical History from A.D. 400 to 456. Vol. 2 (translated and annotated ed.). pp. 28, 62. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Euthymius and his monastery in the Judean Desert Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine Hirschfeld, Yizhar. Israel Antiquities Authority
- ISBN 9780521390378.
- ^ ru:Евфимий Великий
- ^ "Theoctistus & Euthymius", Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
- ^ "Venerable Theoctistus", Orthodox Church in America
- ^ "Orthodox Calendar", Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, East Baltimore
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Euthymius". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- St Euthymius the Great Orthodox Icon and Synaxarion (January 20)
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