Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia

Venerable Julian the Hermit of Mesopotamia lived an ascetic life of fasting and prayer by the river Euphrates, in the time of Julian the Apostate (361-363).

It is told that once, as he prayed, he heard a voice announcing that the emperor Julian the Apostate would soon perish, and the prophecy was fulfilled. Through his efforts a church was built on Mount Sinai, in memory of the receiving of the tablets of the Law by the prophet Moses, on the very spot where Moses stood when he received them.

He is commemorated on 18 October.