Saint Peter the Hermit of Galatia (Greek: Πέτρος ό Ερημίτης) (330 – 429) near Antioch, in Byzantine Syria, lived in the early fifth century AD.
Peter's life is recorded by Theodoret of Cyrrhus whose own family was touched by the saint's gifts of healing."Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria", OCA
Peter the Hermit left his home at a very early age and lived as a wandering monk for many years travelling extensively throughout the Near East. Eventually, he settled near Antioch, where he inhabited an empty tomb and lived a very strict asceticism.Clayton Jr., Paul B., The Christology of Theodoret of Cyrus, OUP Oxford, 2007, p. 8 He cured a woman of a deadly disease through the Sign of the cross.Legends of the Saints in the Scottish Dialect of 14. Century, Part 1, (W. M. Metcalfe, ed.) Blackwood, 1888, p. 25
Peter the Hermit of Galatia near Antioch is commemorated 1 February by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.Walsh, Michael J., A New Dictionary of Saints, Liturgical Press, 2007, p. 483
See also
Christian monasticism Stylites
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