Mares the Singer

Saint Mares the Singer lived in a hut for thirty-⁠seven years, in fasting and prayer, in the village of Homeron, not far from the city of Cyrrhus in Syria. He ate coarse food and wore clothes made from the hides of wild goats. He was handsome and had a pleasant singing voice. He died in the year 430. He is commemorated on 25 January (new style; 7 February on the old calendar).