SPEAR Factoids about Anchorites

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Simeon in which he urged him to remain as head of his monastery and not withdraw to live as an anchorite. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3681 whom Mary followed and took instruction from was an anchorite. See factoid page

event: After leaving Thella, John returned to his former convent in the city of Callinicius. See factoid page

event: After much prayer,Mare was led by God to Paul the Anchorite who received him as his student. See factoid page

event: Simeon becomes a solitary after twenty years of spiritual labors See factoid page

event: After spending five years with Paul,Mare exceeded his teacher in prayer, asceticism, and moderation. Many criticized Mare for the severity of his practices. See factoid page

occupation: the old man was a solitary. See factoid page

event: While staying with Paul,Mare was tired of being pestered by his family, so he left Syria and journeyed to Egypt and Thebais, where he went to and fro in the desert with the saints, observing the prayer practices of monks and solitaries. See factoid page

sanctity: Sergius was a recluse. See factoid page

event: After twenty years, Sergius received permission from Simeon to leave the monastery and shut himself up in a certain place close to the village. See factoid page

event: Mare confronted Justinian and Theodora concerning the persecution. Because of his words and dress, they esteemed him a holy man, and gave him a hundred weight of gold, which he promptly threw away. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Misael, thanking him for his generosity and urging him not to become a solitary. See factoid page

event: Feeling guilty about the hundredweight gold,the queen sent her chamberlains several times to Mare to seek his forgiveness. See factoid page

event: Many began to flock to Mare for a blessing, and they were amazed at his prayer and dress. Mare refused to eat anything that was not produced by the labour of his hands. See factoid page

event: Severus rebuked Misael for his desire to leave public life in order to become a solitary. See factoid page

event: Observing the holiness of Mare, Satan encouraged robbers to abuse him, under the impression that the queen's chamberlains were bringing him gold. Mare overtook his assailants by stealing their weapons and attacking them. See factoid page

event: After many years, Mare was fatigued due to his strenuous way of life. He sought out one of Theodora's chamberlains, who secured the goal necessary to buy a villa suited for a life of retreat. See factoid page

occupation: Mary an anchorite. See factoid page

event: Simeon left his responsibilities as monastic head in order to live as an anchorite but Severus called him to return. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3717 was a solitary. See factoid page

occupation: Simeon was an anchorite. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3663 was a hermit. See factoid page

event: Susan found the cave in the desert near the village of Mendis and went into it without telling anyone. She went without food and water for several days. See factoid page

event: Simeon lived in the mountains like the wild beasts. See factoid page

: Simeon had long hair that marked his ascetic profession and wore a habit that marked him as an anchorite. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3695 went to fetch Anonymi 3662, who immediately came to the cave to retrieve Susan. Susan did not respond to their entreaties, since demons had visited her the day before disguised as the sisters in an attempt to dislodge her from the hermitage. See factoid page

event: Even though Anonymi 3662 managed to convince Susan that they were not demons, she refused to return to the monastery with them as she wished to live as a hermit. They agreed to bring her a jug of water and seven bread cakes a week for her sustenance on the condition that she will not leave without giving them prior notice. This went on for three years, during which time the fame of the Susan and her sisters grew. See factoid page

sanctity: Simeon was a recluse. See factoid page

event: Caesaria requests to become anchorite. John of Ephesus denied her request due to old age and feebleness. See factoid page

occupation: Mare was a solitary. See factoid page

occupation: Bassian was a solitary. See factoid page

occupation: John distinguished himself in the divine practice of the solitary life. See factoid page

event: A place was made for John in a monastery enclosure, which he dwelt in night and day so that he could pray, weep, and live an ascetic life. See factoid page

occupation: Paul was an anchorite. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Anchorites,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/anchorites.html, 2023-03-23T12:33:34.861-04:00.

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