07 Works, Today, March 11th, is Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem’s Day, With Footnotes – #69

St Sophronios, patriarch of Jerusalem (b. 638) was born in Damascus to an eminent family, and was well educated in his youth. Discontented with the wisdom of the world, he entered monastic life in the monastery of St Theodosius, where he became the lifelong friend and disciple of John Moschos. Together they visited the monasteries and hermitages of Egypt; they later wrote down their discoveries among the holy monks in the classic Spiritual Meadow…

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