Saint Thalelæus

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Saint Thalelæus


Saint Thalelæus was born in Cilicia in Asia Minor.
He was ordained as a presbyter in the monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified.
He later moved to a graveyard beside a run-down pagan temple in Syria near Habala, where he lived in a tent. Travellers passing by were afraid of the unclean spirits that haunted the place.
The monk lived alone, praying day and night,
and eventually drove away the demons.
He built himself a tiny cramped hut where he lived for another ten years.
Through his example and miracles he made many converts
, who built a church in place of the pagan temple. He died about 460