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Zacharias the Recluse

Also known as Zachariah the Recluse · Zacharias of Egypt

An Egyptian desert ascetic and recluse remembered for his deep concern for the poor and homeless, on whose account he was given a name marking his care for the outcast. OCA notes he has at times been erroneously identified with Saint Zachariah the Monk.

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