Country of origin
Read the full stories of 2 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Palestine.
Showing 1–2 of 2. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Monastic / Hermit · October 21
Hilarion , also known by the bynames of Thavata, of Gaza and, in the Orthodox Church, as the Great, was a Christian anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great .
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Martyr
Justin Martyr , also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher.
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