Venerable (Monastic)4th century
Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens
Also known as Mark of Athens · Mark the Athenian
An Athenian who studied philosophy in his youth, then after his parents' death withdrew to a remote mountain in the Egyptian desert region, living many decades as a solitary hermit.
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An Athenian who studied philosophy in his youth, then after his parents' death withdrew to a remote mountain in the Egyptian desert region, living many decades as a solitary hermit.
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By a flood of tears you made the desert fertile,
and your longing for God brought forth fruits in abundance.
By the radiance of miracles you illumined the whole universe!
O our holy father Mark, pray to Christ our God to save our souls!
Text used with permission of the Orthodox Church in America (oca.org).
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints