Saint Hypatius
- Also known as
- the Scholar of Christ
- Memorial
- 17 June
- Profile
- Monk.
Following a vision, he became a hermit at age 19 in Thrace, then Constantinople, and then Chalcedon, Bithynia with a friend and fellow hermit named Jason.
Abbot at Chalcedon.
Fierce opponent of Nestorianism.
Sheltered Saint Alexander Akimetes and others at his hermitage near Chalcedon when their lives were threatened by Nestorian heretics.
Hypatius is credited with halting a revival of the Olympic games because of their pagan origins.
Prophet and miracle worker.
- Born
- at Phrygia
- Died
- c.450 of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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