Dorotheus of Gaza
ancient Greek monk
Feast: 5 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Dorotheus of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; c. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot. He lived as a monk at the monastery of Seridus near Gaza and wrote instructions on the ascetic life that influenced both Eastern and Western monasticism.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Barsanuphius of Palestine Saint Teacher
- Aristobulus of Britannia Saint“Aristobulus of Britannia is a Christian saint named by Hippolytus of Rome (170–235) and Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565) as one of the Seventy Disciples mentioned in Luke 10:1–24 and as the first bishop in Roman Britain.” — Wikipedia
- Dositheus of Gaza Saint“Originally a page, he entered the monastery of Seridus close to Gaza where he became a disciple of Dorotheus of Gaza and died due to a severe illness at a young age.” — Wikipedia
- santiebeati.it - San Doroteo di Gaza, Asceta — 6th-century monk of Abbot Seridos' monastery near Gaza, feast 5 June - same feast as the page.
- Wikidata Q391419 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dorotheus of Gaza (CC BY-SA)
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