Peter

Venerable Peter was abbot of the Monastery of the Savior called of the Deep Stream (Vathys Ryax) in Bithynia, and is commemorated on 7 September. He is locally honoured, with no known canonization; his existence is not confirmed by sure sources.

According to the synaxarion, he came from the second province of Cappadocia and was known for strict piety and a God-⁠pleasing life. He lived in the tenth century. He was, it is said, a disciple of the venerable Basil, founder of the monastery, and the second abbot after him; according to other sources the second abbot was the venerable Ignatios. After struggling in holiness he fell asleep in peace. His commemoration is not in the Synaxaristes of Saint Nikodemos the Hagiorite, but is mentioned in other sources.

The Monastery of Vathys Ryax (of the Deep Stream), also called of the Transfiguration or of the Savior (Turkish Aya Sotiri), lay near modern Tirilye, in ancient Trigleia in Bithynia. Its ruins are used today by the locals as animal shelters. More recent research suggests that the monastery was in fact in Thrace or at Sebaste. The commemoration of its three abbots (Basil on 1 July, Luke on 7 September and Ignatios on 27 September) has led some historians to think that the Synaxarion of Constantinople preserved in manuscripts is the version used at this monastery.