Saint Apollinaris Syncletica

Also known as

• Dorotheus

Memorial

• 5 January

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

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Apollinaris Syncletica“. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 January 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>