Venerable

Venerable Sarah of Egypt

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Life

As a virgin she went to the ascetical struggle and for sixty years labored in asceticism on the bank of the River Nile, not far from Alexandria. By her example she attracted many women to the monastic life. She reposed in the Lord in the year 370.

As a virgin she went to the ascetical struggle and for sixty years labored in asceticism on the bank of the River Nile.

— Venerable Sarah of Egypt

From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, July 13. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The full reading for July 13 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.

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