St. Anthousaof Mantinea
the Confessor
Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life
“Forsaking the world at a young age, Saint Anthousa lived a life of asceticism in the mountains in complete solitude.”
Dates of commemoration for saint
Birth
8th century
Mantinea, Asia Minor
Death
8th century
Asia Minor
Life path
- Schemanun
- Abbess
Undertakings & Callings
- Virginity
- Asceticism
- Anchorism
- Mountain-dwelling
- Founding a monastery
- Defending the faith
- Confessing the faith
Sufferings
- Torture
- Exile
Eras
- Iconoclast heresy