Palladius of Galatia

Saint

Palladius of Galatia
Bornc. 363 AD
Galatia
(modern-day Turkey)
Died420s AD
Aspuna
(modern-day Turkey)
FeastNovember 29

Palladius of Galatia (Greek: Παλλάδιος Γαλατίας) was a Christian chronicler and the bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia.[1] He was a devoted disciple of Saint John Chrysostom. He is best remembered for his work, the Lausiac History. He was also the author of the Dialogue on the Life of Chrysostom.

Palladius is a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church and in the Syrian Orthodox Church, wherein he is given the honorific title "The Solitary". His feast day is November 29.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Palladius | Galatian monk, bishop, and chronicler | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  2. ^ "Patron Saint | Orthodox Christian Campus Ministries of SUS".
  3. ^ "The feast of Mor Palladius, the solitary is celebrated in the Syrian Orthodox Church on 29 November." from Cor-Episcopo K. Mani Rajan's 'Martyrs, Saints, and Prelates of the Syriac Orthodox Church One Volume Edition' published in 2017 on his website: http://rajanachen.com/download-english-books/