Saint Apollinaris Syncletica

Jan 042010
 

Also known as

  • Dorotheus

Memorial

Profile

Daughter of an emperor of Rome. Feeling drawn to religious life, she dressed as a man, moved to the desert, called herself Dorotheus, and lived as a hermit. Spiritual student of Saint Macarius of Egypt. Her sex was discovered only at her death. It’s possible this is a case of pious fiction being mistaken for history.

Canonized

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Apollinaris Syncletica”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-apollinaris-syncletica/>