Peter the Hermit of Galatia
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Saint Peter the Hermit of Galatia near Antioch, in Syria
, lived in the early fifth century AD.
Peter's life is recorded by Theodoret of Cyrrhus whose own family was touched by the saint
's gifts of healing.
Saint Peter the Hermit
left his home at a very early age and lived as a wandering monk
for many years travelling extensively throughout the Middle-East. Eventually he settled near Antioch
where he lived a very strict asceticism and became known for his holiness.
Peter the Hermit of Galatia
near Antioch is commemorated 1 February by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, lived in the early fifth century AD.
Peter's life is recorded by Theodoret of Cyrrhus whose own family was touched by the saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
's gifts of healing.
Saint Peter 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...
left his home at a very early age and lived as a wandering monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
for many years travelling extensively throughout the Middle-East. Eventually he settled near Antioch
Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes was an ancient city on the eastern side of the Orontes River. It is near the modern city of Antakya, Turkey.Founded near the end of the 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals, Antioch eventually rivaled Alexandria as the chief city of the...
where he lived a very strict asceticism and became known for his holiness.
Peter the Hermit of Galatia
Galatia
Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Galatia was named for the immigrant Gauls from Thrace , who settled here and became its ruling caste in the 3rd century BC, following the Gallic invasion of the Balkans in 279 BC. It has been called the "Gallia" of...
near Antioch is commemorated 1 February by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.