Zachariah the Recluse
Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt
Feast: 24 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Venerable Zachariah the Recluse of Egypt was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt. He is the patron saint of society's outcasts. He served the homeless and poor, and is remembered as a monastic father.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- Wikidata Q8063907 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Zachariah the Recluse (CC BY-SA)
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