Arsenius the Great

Saint

Arsenius
Fresco at Mount Athos, 14th century
the Deacon, the Roman, the Great
Born350-354
Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Died445
Troe, Egypt, Roman Empire
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Canonizedpre-congregation
FeastMay 8 (Eastern Orthodox Church) July 19 (Roman Catholic Church)
13 Pashons (Coptic Orthodox Church)

Arsenius the Deacon, sometimes known as Arsenius of Scetis and Turah, Arsenius the Roman or Arsenius the Great, was a Roman imperial tutor who became an anchorite in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the Desert Fathers, whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of asceticism and the contemplative life.

His contemporaries so admired him as to surname him "the Great". His feast day is celebrated on May 8 in the Eastern Orthodox church,[1] July 19 in the Roman Catholic Church,[2] and on 13 Pashons in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

  1. ^ (in Greek) "Ὁ Ὅσιος Ἀρσένιος ὁ Μέγας. 8 Μαΐου". ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ^ (in Spanish)"Martyrologium Romanum (2001)" (PDF). Diocesis de Canarias. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2015-03-19.