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Malchus of Syria

Also known as Malchus of Chalcis · Venerable Malchus

A Syrian who fled an arranged marriage to become a monk near Chalcis; carried off into captivity and forced into servitude, he preserved his chastity and eventually returned to the monastic life.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints