Theoctistus, Saint: The Ascetic Companion of the Great Euthymius
Saint Theoctistus (d. 451) was a great ascetic who withdrew from the world and took refuge six miles outside of Jerusalem at the Lavra Pharan monastery. There he enclosed himself in a cell and devoted himself to the strictest ascetic struggles. During this time, the eminent Euthymius also came to reside in a neighboring cell […]