St Baradates (died ''circa'' 460) was a
hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
who lived in the Diocese of
Cyrrhus
Cyrrhus (; el, Κύρρος ''Kyrrhos'') is a city in ancient Syria founded by Seleucus Nicator, one of Alexander the Great's generals. Other names for the city include Coricium, Corice, Hagioupolis, Nebi Huri ( ar, نبي هوري), and Khoros ...
in Syria, and whose bishop, Theodoret, called him "the admirable Baradates."
Baradates lived in a tiny hut, too small for him to stand upright, and he wore a leather garment that exposed only his mouth and nose. He was said to have been very learned, particularly in theology. Emperor Leo wrote him, asking his advice regarding the Council of Chalcedon.
In the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Feast of St Baradates is February 22.
Monks of Ramsgate account
The monks of St Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate wrote in their ''Book of Saints'' (1921),
Butler's account
The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his ''Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints'' under February 22,
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Syrian Christian saints
Hermits
460 deaths