Venerable (Monastic) 4th century
Venerable Mark the Anchorite of Athens
Also known as Mark of Athens · Mark the Athenian
An Athenian who studied philosophy in his youth, then after his parents' death withdrew to a remote mountain in the Egyptian desert region, living many decades as a solitary hermit.
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April 5
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An Athenian who studied philosophy in his youth, then after his parents' death withdrew to a remote mountain in the Egyptian desert region, living many decades as a solitary hermit.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints