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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Fool-⁠for-⁠Christ

Thomas the Fool for Christ

A fool for Christ, commemorated in the Serbian Orthodox calendar.

Feast
April 24old style May 7
Era
unknown
Order
Fools-for-Christ

Life

Holy Venerable Thomas the Fool for Christ lived in the sixth century. From his youth he was a monk. Whenever he went to Antioch on monastery business, Thomas behaved like a fool for Christ. A certain Anastasius did not want to give him the alms asked for the monastery, but slapped him. Then Thomas prophesied: "From now on I shall take nothing from Anastasius, nor will Anastasius be able to give me anything." The next day Anastasius died, and Thomas expired on the way back to the monastery. So Thomas's prophecy was fulfilled.

He died at Daphne, near Antioch, in the time of Patriarch Domninus (546-560). The Church commemorates him on 24 April by the old calendar (7 May by the new).

Commemorated the same day April 24