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Venerable (Monastic) · 13th century

Saint Peter of Korisha

Also known as Peter of Korisa

A Serbian ascetic who from childhood loved prayer and, forsaking the world, struggled in a cave near Korisha, overcoming fierce temptations to become a beacon of holiness.

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