A portrait of St. Chariton the Confessor
St. Chariton the Confessor
d. c. 350
Feast
September 28 · IV c.
Patron of
Monks · Hermits · Palestine
Order
Abbot / Hermit
Greek Christian of Iconium (3rd-4th century), confessor in the persecutions and pioneer of the laura form of Palestinian monasticism; founded the laura of Pharan, the first organized monastic community of the Judean Desert. Feast September 28.
Life & Times
Died: c. 350 · From: Turkey / Holy Land.
Patronage
St. Chariton the Confessor is invoked as the patron of monks, hermits, palestine. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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