Saint Ammon (Amon)
A 4th-century Egyptian nobleman, Ammon lived in continence with his wife for eighteen years before retiring as a hermit. As the first solita…
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18 saints
A 4th-century Egyptian nobleman, Ammon lived in continence with his wife for eighteen years before retiring as a hermit. As the first solita…
A canon of Strasbourg who became a hermit in Switzerland, Bennon restored the site of Einsiedeln before being appointed bishop of Metz in 92…
Born near Abbeville in the 11th century, Bernard was a reforming monk and a rigorous hermit. After leading the Abbey of Saint-Cyprien and de…
A Duke of Aquitaine from a senatorial family in the 6th century, Calminius renounced his duties to lead a hermit's life near Tulle. He used …
Born into the illustrious House of the Dukes of Cardona, Catherine fled the Spanish court to live for twenty years as a hermit in a cave nea…
Born in Palestine and heir to a wealthy Jew, Epiphanius became a learned monk before being elected Bishop of Salamis in 367. A great defende…
Born in Périgord, Géraud de Sales was a disciple of Robert d'Arbrissel before becoming a hermit and itinerant preacher. Founder of nine mona…
A nobleman from Great Britain, Herbaud retired as a hermit in the diocese of Quimper in the 8th century. Renowned for his healings and apost…
A former Greek soldier who became a priest, Saint Jacques de Sasseau settled as a hermit in Berry in the 9th century after a journey through…
A 6th-century solitary from the Creuse, Saint Léobon lived as a hermit near Fursac and later at Salagnac. He is famous for having resisted t…
Born in Upper Egypt around 301, Macarius the Elder was one of the most illustrious disciples of Saint Anthony. After enduring slander with p…
A recluse near the city of Geris in Egypt in the 5th century, Nilammon lived in a walled cell to dedicate himself to God. To escape his elec…
Born in Ravenna and orphaned early, Peter Damian became a prominent scholar before retiring to the hermitage of Fonte Avellana. Becoming Car…
A nobleman from Amiens who became a hermit, Peter was the instigator and one of the leaders of the First Crusade following a pilgrimage to t…
A nobleman from Berry under Theuderic III, Barontius left worldly life for the Abbey of Lonrey. After a famous vision of the afterlife where…
Born in Lambres in the 7th century into a powerful family, Sarre renounced worldly goods to become a priest in Cambrai and later a pastor in…
A noble virgin from Valloires in the 6th century, Thecla undertook a perilous pilgrimage to Alexandria to obtain relics of Saint John the Ba…
A priest of Rue in the 7th century, Vulphy imposed a heroic penance upon himself after breaking his vow of continence with his wife. After a…