Saints of Orthodoxy

St. Patapiusof Thebes

of Constantinople

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

“Saint Patapios, the humble and poor monk of Vlakhernai managed to become celestial and an angel on earth. This is why God granted him the grace of performing miracles.”
St. Patapius of Thebes

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

380

Thebes, Egypt

Death

5th century

Egypt

Life path

  • Monk
  • Distributed possessions

Undertakings & Callings

  • Desert-dwelling
  • Anchorism
  • Elderhood
  • Asceticism
  • Founding a monastery

God's Gifts

  • Healing
  • Wonderworking
  • Expelling demons
  • Incorrupt relics

Patronage

  • Oedema
  • Physical Illness
  • Breast Cancer

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