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July 19 St. Arsenius

July 19, 2011 Leave a comment

St. Arsenius was a 4th century deacon and a tutor to the sons of Emperor Theodosius the Great. About 395 he left to live with the monks of Alexandria. After the emperor’s death, he retired to the wilderness of Scetis, and became a student of Saint John the Short. Hermit, noted for his great austerity.