Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century
Venerable Abba Dorotheus of Gaza
Also known as Dorotheos of Gaza · Abba Dorotheus
A disciple of the great elders Barsanuphius and John at the monastery of Abba Seridus near Gaza, whose gentle teachings on humility, the cutting off of one's own will, and the building up of the soul have guided monastics and laity ever since.
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Notes
Distinct from Hieromartyr Dorotheus of Tyre (same day).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints