Venerable
Achilas the Hermit of Egypt
Hermit of Egypt
A venerable hermit of Egypt, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Feast
- January 17old style January 30
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Achilas the Hermit of Egypt, called the Confessor, struggled in a life of solitude and died in the fifth century. He is commemorated on 30 January. No reliable information about this saint has been preserved. His name is not included in the present calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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