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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Zacharias the Recluse

Venerable recluse honored in the Russian Church.

Feast
March 24old style April 6
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Zacharias the Recluse was a monk, called "the Open", for his special care for the poor and for strangers.

In the printed Menaion his commemoration is marked as "of our venerable father Zacharias"; hence in the calendar a mistaken division was made between Zacharias the Recluse and Venerable Zacharias the monk. The source we draw on gives no further details. The saint is commemorated on 6 April, in the new style.

Commemorated the same day March 24