Venerable (Monastic) 4th century
Malchus of Syria
Also known as Malchus of Chalcis · Venerable Malchus
A Syrian who fled an arranged marriage to become a monk near Chalcis; carried off into captivity and forced into servitude, he preserved his chastity and eventually returned to the monastic life.
Feast Day
March 26
Their life
A Syrian who fled an arranged marriage to become a monk near Chalcis; carried off into captivity and forced into servitude, he preserved his chastity and eventually returned to the monastic life.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints