Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century
Saint Isaac the Syrian of Spoleto
Also known as Isaac of Spoleto · Isaac the Syrian Abbot of Spoleto
A Syrian monk who fled persecution and settled near Spoleto in Italy, where he founded a monastery and was renowned for ascetic labors and miracles.
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Notes
Distinct from St Isaac the Syrian of Nineveh (the ascetical writer).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints