Venerable (Monastic)4th century
Venerable Barlaam the Desert-Dweller
Also known as Barlaam the Hermit · Varlaam
A desert elder who sought out the sheltered prince Ioasaph, taught him the faith and baptized him, and lived a hundred years in ascetic labour.
November 19New Calendar
Feast Day
December 2Old Calendar
Also commemorated
- August 26NewSeptember 8Old
Their life
A desert elder who sought out the sheltered prince Ioasaph, taught him the faith and baptized him, and lived a hundred years in ascetic labour.
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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org); OrthodoxWiki; orthochristian.com