Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Charitonthe Confessor

Abbot of Palestine · Bishop of Iconium

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“Yearning for solitude, the monk withdrew farther into the desert in order to avoid the praise of men, but he never rejected anyone who sought his spiritual guidance.”
St. Chariton the Confessor

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

3rd century

Iconium, Roman Empire

Death

28 Sept (11 Oct) 350

Holy Land

Life path

  • Monk
  • Abbot
  • Distributed possessions

Undertakings & Callings

  • Confessing the faith
  • Asceticism
  • Founding a monastery

Sufferings

  • Persecution
  • Torture
  • Imprisonment

Places

  • Jerusalem, Holy Land
  • Palestine

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