Dositheus of Gaza
Syrian monk
Feast: 29 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Dositheus of Gaza was a sixth century monk and 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. Dositheus is considered a saint in several Christian churches and became a model for monastic life.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Dorotheus 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
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, 23 February: 'St Dositheus' — 'ST DOSITHEUS (c. A.D. 530). Dositheus was brought up a pagan...' — the page who entered the monastery of Abbot Seridus near Gaza under Dorotheus; Butler gives him his own entry at 23 February (the entry here carries the
- Wikidata Q3037329 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dositheus of Gaza (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.