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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.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints