Venerable
Venerable Theodore Trichinas
April 20 Old CalendarMay 3 New Calendar
Life
A citizen of Constantinople and the son of wealthy parents. As a young man he left his parents, his home, and his wealth, and settled in a desert monastery in Thrace. There he gave himself over to the most rigorous ascetic labors. He slept on stones — so as to have less sleep — he always went bareheaded, and he clothed himself in a single garment of hair-cloth, on account of which he was called Trichinas, that is, "the Hair-Shirted." Because of his great self-mortification for the salvation of his soul, God endowed him with the great gift of wonderworking, both during his life and after his death. He reposed peacefully around the year 400. His body was shown to be myrrh-streaming.
He slept on stones — so as to have less sleep — he always went bareheaded, and he clothed himself in a single garment of hair-cloth, on account of which he was called Trichinas, that is, "the Hair-Shirted." Because of his great self-mortification for the salvation of his soul, God endowed him with the great gift of wonderworking, both during his life and after his death.
From the Hymn of Praise
### VENERABLE ANASTASIUS OF SINAIAnastasius, God-bearing father,The labor of prayer and fasting upon himself he took,Holding fast to long and persevering feats,Until in spirit he came to know the mysteries.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 20. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 20
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