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Detail of An Anonymous Icon of Saint Euthymius The Great
Detail of An Anonymous Icon of Saint Euthymius The Great

Saint Euthymius The Great

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

January 20

Died

January 20, 473

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Euthymius The Great, also known as Euthymius of Melitine, was born in 378 in Melitine, Armenia (now modern Malatya, Turkey). While little is known about his early life and parents, it is believed that he may have been an orphan as he was educated at the home of Bishop Orteus of Melitine....