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Venerable (Monastic) · 7th century

Venerable Vitalius of Gaza

Also known as Vitalis of Gaza

A monk of Gaza who in old age went to Alexandria, laboring by day and spending his nights visiting fallen women to turn them to repentance through prayer and alms; he bore slander in silence and was vindicated after his repose.

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