Venerable (Monastic) 8th century
Saint Hesychius the Faster of Bithynia
Also known as Hesychius the Faster
Born in the eighth century in a coastal town of Bithynia, he pursued a life of strict asceticism on Mount Maionis, enduring trials from demons, wild animals, and robbers.
Feast Day
March 5
Their life
Born in the eighth century in a coastal town of Bithynia, he pursued a life of strict asceticism on Mount Maionis, enduring trials from demons, wild animals, and robbers.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints