Peter the Hermit of Galatia

This article is about the 4th century saint. For the 12th century French priest, see Peter the Hermit.

Saint Peter the Hermit of Galatia (Greek: Πέτρος ό Ερημίτης) (330 – 429) near Antioch, in Byzantine Syria, lived in the early fifth century AD.[1]

Peter's life is recorded by Theodoret of Cyrrhus whose own family was touched by the saint's gifts of healing.[2]

Peter the Hermit left his home at a very early age and lived as a wandering monk for many years travelling extensively throughout the Near East. Eventually, he settled near Antioch, where he inhabited an empty tomb and lived a very strict asceticism.[3] He cured a woman of a deadly disease through the Sign of the cross.[4]

Peter the Hermit of Galatia near Antioch is commemorated 1 February by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria". Ortho Christian. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ^ "Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia Near Antioch, in Syria", OCA
  3. ^ Clayton Jr., Paul B., The Christology of Theodoret of Cyrus, OUP Oxford, 2007, p. 8 ISBN 9780191518263
  4. ^ Legends of the Saints in the Scottish Dialect of 14. Century, Part 1, (W. M. Metcalfe, ed.) Blackwood, 1888, p. 25
  5. ^ Walsh, Michael J., A New Dictionary of Saints, Liturgical Press, 2007, p. 483 ISBN 9780814631867


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