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Venerable (Monastic) · 5th century
Venerable Hypatius the Abbot of Rufinianus in Chalcedon
Also known as Hypatius of Rufinianus · Hypatius the Abbot
An educated young man who embraced the monastic life and became abbot of the monastery of Rufinianus near Chalcedon, known for his zeal against paganism and heresy.
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Notes
Reposed c. 446.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints