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Hesychius of Jerusalem
Christian presbyter and exegete (5th century)
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 28 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
350
Died
433
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hesychius was a priest and interpreter of Scripture, probably of the fifth century, a brilliant scholar whose works have come down only in part. Nothing certain is known of his life.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe how he came to be honoured as a saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
A priest and scholar of the Scriptures.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Hesychius of Jerusalem
- Wikidata Q1616094 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hesychius of Jerusalem (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.