Apollinaris Syncletica | |
|---|---|
| Venerable | |
| Born | Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Died | 420 or 470 Egypt |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 5 January (Eastern Orthodox) 4 January (Roman Catholic |
Apollinaris Syncletica (Medieval Greek: Απολινάριος Συγκλητική), also known as Apollinaria of Egypt,[1] was a saint and hermit of the 5th century, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Her story is most likely apocryphal and "turns on the familiar theme of a girl putting on male attire and living for many years undiscovered".[2]