ascetic

3 saints

Saint Euthymius of Opso (the Thessalonian)

Feast: October 15th • 9th century

Originally from the East, Euthymius left his family at 18 to embrace the ascetic life on Mount Olympus and later Mount A…

Feast: December 31st • 5th century

Born into an illustrious Roman family, Melania the Younger renounced an immense fortune to live in poverty and continenc…

Feast: August 3rd • 5th century

Nobles from Beroea in Syria, Marana and Cyra lived for forty-two years as recluses in the open air, burdened with heavy …