THE ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS LIBRARY OF ECCLESTASTICALAND HISTORICAL SOURCES NUMBER IB

N. M. Vaporis, General Editor

Funds for the publication ofthis book have been graciously

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This translation and commentary were completed in l9BB,before the publication of Demetrios Z. Sophianos' new critical edi-tron("Ooroçt[oaxã4, ó píoç æu,2nd edition; Athens: Akritas, 1993).

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OF SAINT IUKB OF STBIRIS

Text, Translation and Commentary

Carolyn L. Connorand

'W. Robert Connor

HELLENIC COIIEGE PRESSBrookline, Massachusetts 02146

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æõ è,y 'E).)"dõ¿ xer¡.révoo.

1. (-ì ô ypívoçflv ril.r¡0õç é toû xø).oõ Bíou xai cflç æepì qvl..,f <ipetì¡v oæouôflç ø,ittoç, &).).ù .¡vó¡r4 póvl¡ xaì { tù

Xpr¡6rù gr),oõoa ægoaípear.ç. Kai coúco òeíxvutcrr ¡rèv xcri È,x

æo).),rlv ðí),),<ov trõv ô),í1or,ç æpô'cepov ^¡p6vor.ç Bíov ðí).4æcov

roîç æo).Ioîç èæròe{apévcov xaì oüôèv i) PpoXù triv æcr),a¿õv

&vòpõv xai líav 0crupeoí<ov &æo),eræopévov, òeíxvucel Ðè ¡rAI-),ov xaì èx rcõ o4¡repov eiç é,opcì¡v f¡¡rTv æpoxer¡.r,évou Âouxõ'Âouxd coú æolJ.ù ¡rèv ðr,a).a0eîv q¡couòóoavroç xpú$ar ce Bíovgcori æì,ouoíe

"ñc &peñc trcpæó¡revov, oücco òè ò{Iou c¡eôòv

&naot.levo¡r.évou, ðoov flv ròv oihto Broûvcc caiç rilr¡0eíaqðífrov' öç, oú æo)J.ùç äXov tiæò coõ célouç ñtÉpoç, rillù xaiæolloîç ccõv ítt æeptówcov ori æalaroi6 ¡róvov, &).),ù xai véoq

eíç ö<|lv å),0òv xcì &xprBõç l,vcooxó¡.r.evoç, rõv re ¡calarrivc4v ¡rwpoû xcri &æ¡drou¡rév4v èBeBaícooev &perì¡v xai tò tpcrXù

xai &vó¡rcrì,ov cñç æpòç aüø¡v gepoúor¡ç xcrì coiç æol).oíç ðiBc-

rov ori cfl gúoer caúcr¡ç ètefe nept6v, &I).ù cfr fvó¡rn põ).).ov

xai npoaqêoe¡ cõv c,i xalù pév, èæíæova òè ôd rluXflç tÌo0é-

ve¿av xeì ¡ra),crxíav nupat'covpêvc¿v' oü c,ì xatop0ó¡rata xaìo[ æóvor, o[íccoç èæé,pao'cor, æ&ot xui f¡òow¡v o'c&Çoweç, éç xaìcrricò ¡róvov rò eiç èxeívou ¡rvÍ¡¡rr¡v å).0eîv lxcvòv eivcrr, àrcOep-

¡rõvar <f.,uXì¡v xai xrvfloøt æpòç erigpoouvr¡v. Toõcov rorlapoûvöOev ce ígu xcrì öæcoç èBíco xei ðæcoç i¡EóOn criv Xapto¡rútcovåx roõ ri1aOoû æve(tpanoç, &æao¡.1v<opíoar xa).óv' ëocat 1òpoüx eiç {òovì¡v ¡róvov, ri},}.ù xaì eiç {uX{6 xépòoç oü ¡r,rxpòvxcì cÀgéIercv.

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The Life and Conduct and a Partial Narration of theMiracles of Our Holy Father and Miracleworker Luke

the Younger who is Buried in Greece*

1. The cause of the good life and of. zealfor virtue was not trulytime, but free will alone and the deliberate choice that roves the

all the more by Luke whose festival we celebrate today. Luke zealous-ly strove to escape notice and to conceal a life that shone with thebright light of virtue; nonetheless, he became known to almost all,as one who lived in this way merited. A few days before the endof his life many of those who are still alive, not only older personsbut also younger ones, saw and fu-lly recognized him - for he madecredible the almost unbelievable virtue of the men of earlier times.He showed that the rough and harsh road to virtue is avoided bymost people, not from its nature but rather from the free will andchoice of those who through weakness and softness of sour rejectwhat is good although toilsome to obtain. His accomplishments andlabors are so welcome to all and so abounding in pleasure that evento call him to mind is sufficient to warm the soul and to move ittowards joy. Thus to make known to all where he came from andhow he lived and how he was deemed worthy of works of grace bythe Holy Spirit is a fine thing, for it will contribute not only pleasurebut no small profit and benefit to the soul.

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2. 'O xa),òç cù æówa æaì p.é1a6 Âouxõç crr3còç ¡rèv cfrç 'EIló-òoç èoti B).óoq¡ra, xóo¡r4¡ra òè ¡r.d.Iov eiæeÎv xøi xo¡lòfr æo-

Oervòv åvrpúg4¡r.ø, æpooOl¡oo òè ðc¡ xaì océgcrvo6 òólr¡ç. Oú

fòp öç0¡ æepi c4v è,ve1xoõoav &y&gs:uoç, &lIù xai ).ícv aùtr¡vs xcloîç i¡¡reí<faro xcì zreprBléærorç cu3X{g.ao¡v. O[ òé 1e toúcou

ngô'¡ovot å[ Ai1ívAç óp¡rr¡vccrt cflç ví¡oou' Aiyíqç, fittç æepì

ròv Ailaíov ðróxercat xóì,æov' oí, cùç ouveXeûç ègóòouç crõv

è* ric" ATop oti gop4crìç eivcr vo¡ríoaweç, cu3toí re xo,i obd¡-

æpeç n&vteç rò gílov tflç æatpíôoç ètagoç æpòç Bícrv rirolr-ro æóvceç ¡retøvd,ocar 1ívovcat xei æpòç òrcaópouç Ëxaocoç ðra-

orceípovrcn róIetç, xaï&nep åvcì ¡r4rpòç èxeivottaiç ¡rr¡cpulcrlç

Xpr¡oúpevor. Kaù o[ ¡rèv tì¡v æ6Kêxpoæoç, o[ ôè cù¡v roõ IIé-ì,oæoç, írepot c4v coõ Kúòpou xaì ðíI).crç öIlo¡ xøta),crBóv-'c,eç èv ar3taíç 'éyew ì¡va"¡x&(ovco rùç oixí¡oetç. O[ pÉvcor roû

rs O¿íou Âouxõ æpó1ovor, xcc,ì c4v dç O<oxíòoç €w' oiw coú Xpu-ooû ¡.r.etaBúvreç èæa.pyíev æpôç cl æapóIrov öpo6, ('Icoóvvou

xaloú¡revov fiv) tùç "cfiç napowícrç ox4vàç èní¡lewo. 'Aì,ì,'ènei xa¡' ëxeivo xatpoû xpí¡r,aorv oi6 oíòev, <oõ &Buoooç cùxpípatu æollÍ¡,> 0alaoooxpacoõweç o[ roû 'Io¡reì¡l xei ædot

zo xô\æotç, øi1w).oiç c¿ xaì &xraiçæetpereúovreç iôr¡ xaì xcrcù

roõro, geû! cò pê.goçrcpooêBcrllov, &v&'rz\v ei76ov æúh,v &æo-

ycr,púv. Âr,péva 1oûv cvcr, Ba0ùv ¡rèv oiíco zaloú¡revov, eüc-

epfl òè xci lalr¡vòv öv¡c æpooe),0óvceç oixoõotv' rþ xei Xpó-vov êvôr,arpírlcrvceç orl BpaXùv tòv roû 0eíou Âouxã, no.cê.pa

zs texúv &[toõwat xai coûcov ðvó¡ratt toú npótou tt¡rí¡oavteç

cõv ¡rcrpoptov, &[ícrv ôa).ctòì¡toõ ðvó¡.r.crtoç xcrì c4v coû nalòò6

,ifrft¡, Ëæo¡oõwo. 'AÐ'.ù æú),¿v Ë,xeî€ev ¡recøBúw4 (0eía 1úpcrç veõorç èxú).er) èní wq, xó¡rr¡v, Kcrocóprov oiíto xatrou-

¡révr¡v, r&.ç oixí¡oeç ð0evco, clc ðilr¡ç Ë,vcaú04 ¡rtxpòv æø:vad-

30 [revor xai coû fevro¡rot æcrpcrtfuXì¡v lotv ctvc laBelv oió¡re-

vor' 6æep, ei xcri ¡,tì¡ tóce, &trÌ' or3 ¡recù æoÌùv riæéBa còv X¡ló-vov. 'O tùp cQ 'IcrxòB oulfevtreúoa6 0eòç xai nloúotov rivriæêv4roç åplcroti¡revoç xai tòv èv þúBôr¿: npítepov tò 'Iopòt-

LIFE OF SÂINT LUKE

2. Luke, a good ma¡ in all respects and a great one, was an off-ment, and a greatly longed-fora crown of glory. And he didland that gave him birth, for

he requited he¡ with exceedingly fine and conspicuous causes forboasting. The ancestors of this man originated on the island ofAegina - Aegina in the Aegean gulf.* Sinte they found the cons-tant attacks of the Agarenes* to be intolerable, they and all theinhabitants were compelled to leave the beloved soil of theirfatherland and become emigrants; and they scattered, each one toa different city, as if they had stepmothers instead of mothers. Somearrived in the land of Kekrops, some the land of Pelops, others theland of Kadmos, and some arriving in yet other places were com-pelled to make their dwellings in them.

The ancestors of the divine Luke, moving into the eparchy ofPhokis, or rather of Chrysos,* pitched the tents cf their sojourn*by a certain seaside mountain called Ioannou.* But since at thattime, by the judgments of the One whose "judgments are a greatdeep,"* the sons of Ismael* dominated the sea and, after carryingout piratical raids in all the seaside gulfs, bays and headlands, finally,alas!, they attacked this place as well, thus forcing them to aban-don their home once more. Coming to a ha¡bor called Vathy,* atranquil place with good air, they settled there. After spending noshort time there they were deemed wortþ of the birth of the father ofthe divine Luke, and honoring him with the name of the first ofthe martyrs,* they gave the child an upbringing worthy of his name.

Summoned by a divine inspiration, they moved again and settledin a certain village called Kastorion;* they rested there awhile fromtheir wandering, thinking that they would obtain at least some re-lief from their exile. And this came about, not immediately but be-fore much time had passed. For the God who assisted Jacob* andwho made him wealthy when he had been poor after he had crossedthe Jordan River in chastisement, brought him back with an abun-dance of cattle and of flocks. This God, truly blessing their herdsand other possessions, arranged this additional gift that they were

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).axóç, æ&vta re còv petcrþ ygóvov rivcrX0eiç xalõç xai toû,l tS - , ?t a \ ,

céÀouç oúòapõç rivafítoç, óç æÀéov critQ roùç cpóæouç eiçci¡v tõv narépov gùícv iicr¡v gúorv eioeveTceiv, èæeì xaì æpòç

'¡ó¡rou t>pav &,gíxeto, (eúlvut at æag' arlcciv luvawi coüvo¡raEügpoouvr¡, r\ç o:ôr\ç pèv æccpíòoç éppco¡rév¡, eü òè xai ^çê-

vouç époío6 È.Xoúq¡, èË ñC "Q Xtegóvcp æcîôeç åæcù 1ívowar

xac' &pr0¡ròv célerov xcrì rfl Tpcgñ rà ¡rú).roca oæouòa(ó¡re-vov, ívcr x&v toútr¡ òrcrgépcoor cõv æol).cõv xaì ôõpov OeÍov,

rill' oú c{ç gúoecoç eivq¿ cò æõv òràaX0rõow' d¡v é ¡rèv æprõcoç

@eóàcopoç, { Ðè ¡ret' åxeîvov Mapíc, KaIÌ¡ôè { cecúpcr¡ xcr-

treircrr, ii xaì ccõra péver ôr41ou¡rév4 xcrì povaXlxõ>v ei.oêtt.

È.nrpeleical ocp¡ráccov, 'Eætgóvtoç òè é æé¡ræco6, öç xaù arhòçròv ¡roví¡p4 Bíov éæd.0òv xai ouvriòouocrv tQ êæcr11é).¡rcrrpetel0òv æo).trEíav ¡recéBr¡æpòç öv i¡1úæ4oev. Tù pévcor äce-

pc òúo t<iv réxvcov oüæco d¡v ðitopov æepa).).ctfcvtcr f¡),txícrvròv tflôe Bíov ¡rec4)J.cr(av.

3. 'O òè rpíroç èxeivoç oücóç Ë,otrv é 0erótacoç tù ¡¡úvrc Âou-xã.ç,'òç ärr ø¡v æpócr¡v peeòv {Ilxíav xeì eiç æør,-õaç èEerue6-

¡revoç oriàèv xatù æaïôa ç èæoíet Tõv ¡rèv 1àp &Oúp¡rara, yi--Ìtoceç, æaràrcrí, xr,ví¡oerç &rar,ror, òpó¡ror, tò gíIcccóv te xaiflòrocov' Âouxd òè oriôèv coroûtov, &D.' i¡pe¡ríc, 1cr),Í¡vr¡, Be-

9r¡*òç flOoç xaì tò npeoBur¡æòv òrù núvccov r5æogarvó¡revov.

"O0Ev pecù cciv ðí)).ov ccãv æpòç {òovì¡v övtc¿v or3ôè ôæópcrç

peteíyev, ö x&v &æ¡ocfioer.i tr,ç, eiôò6 öcr æaroìv eiç Bprñorvðæópar cò Xcrpréotacov. 'O òè oücco xaw6çcç dv xcri 'éxtoæoç

ðpoo"t¡ç è'çxgareíaç, öcr eriOùç è,x æaíòcov ori xpéccr ¡.r,óvov, &l-lù xaì tupQ xaì cöQ xaì æavci ôilk¿: tcõv {òovì¡v Ë,Xóvccov

&æet&laco'&prq: ôè xpr0ívcg ¡cciüôect xaì laXúvor,ç xai ðoæpígs\ s ,9 ,s , I - 'Òe r(Ð TEcrpovfl or¿çr¡. r elPaooç pevro¿ xaL Íd.Pd.oxeu4ç rEc[pe-

rervev &o¿coç &./eL xai {},íou ôuo¡.r.õv' xaì ö ¡rõ}.lov tõv ðí}.}.cov

0auprÍ(etv &lov, öcr ¡rr¡òevi æpòç raõccr òròcrocúIc¿ xaì éàr¡.¡Q

Xp4oúpevoç, rill'oíxo0ev xo;inep'êøucoû npòçõ;æav ¡rèv cò

LIFE OF SAINT LUKE

3. The third child was Luke, the most divine in every way, who,from earliest infancy and while s''rì considered a child, áia

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in childish fashion- Most children enjoy and deright in toys, jokes,games, lively activity, and running; but fo, Lukethere was none of this, but rather calmness, tranquility, a steadycharacter, and maturity in all things. He did ooì

""i fruit, notto mention other pleasant things, which some might disbelieve, know-ing that for children fruit is the most delightful food. But he wasso unusual and extreme a lover of self control that even from child-hood he abstained not only from meat but from cheese and eggsand ever¡hing else that provides pleasure.* He lived on barley brä,water, and vegetables and whatever kind of legume was at hand.on wednesday and Friday he did not eat until sunset. Most aston-ishing is that he did not use a teacher or guide, but waged war ofhis own accord against ever¡hing that graìifies the beI!, welcom_ing from the depths of his soul toils and fasting and åverything

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cfl lcrocpi Xcrpt(ó¡.r.evov åxæole¡ro0eíç, n6vovç òè xaì ävòetav

xaî eï tt &).).o cò civ cú.pxa ì,uæoõv èx {uXflç &oæaoó¡revoç.

Eí æep oüv tà colç &l),oq òoxoûwcr f¡òéa xaì æpooqt).{ &4òfl

zo rQ z\oux{ xai &n6otop1cr, cù àè coíç æol}.oiç èæhcovu xuixcp.crt4prì eityep\),íav Ë'xeív<.p xaì æóvou æavcòç å),eú0epa, oü

¡rõ),),ov èx ú1ç :uñtv æpa çp&ccov åoci 9úoeoç öoov åx cflç æepf

aricù tõv Xpto¡révcov póç¿r¡c xai ouv4Oeíøç tò cor,úôe iitorúòe

raõcq vo¡rí(eoOct. 'A¡ré),et xo;íno¡e ouveo0íovtoç arlcoõ to-4

vor tfr rpaæ€Çt1, èxéleuov èxeívcg 9a1eiv' é òè cò æap&æav

).r¡gOàv xaì òté¡.r,er,vev oiítcoç eiç qícqv f¡¡répcrv, óoæep åæí ctv¡

as ricóærg xat êxovcì levo¡r'évcg 0pí¡votç åaucòv oulxózrtov xai

aceval¡roíç xcrì ¡.r,r¡òè ðiptou tò napó,nav ¡reca).aBeív 'iveXó¡revoç'

4.'Eæei oüv ðfl).oç tútç nacp&'ctv é èxeívou oxoæòç "çé'yove

xaì ðt¡ ¡rr¡ðèv íXet tõv &v0poæív<ov, &).1ôr 4ú,prcôç åoct ¡rõ)')'ov

0eícrç æeætrr¡po¡.r,évoç, ågflxav aricQ toÛ lotæoõ æpó.trew önoç

crv Boú).or,to. 'Exeívoç cotcrócr¡ç è16pevoç

s ,ixpiBeíoç, riì'),' oüv orjòè oÍç loveõow i¡¡rélet,

&).1' fiv &æpogúotacov a lettouplícrv xaì tt-

¡rf¡v, ðo4 cíç tflç æoí¡'r'vr¡ç tõvbpe¡r¡ró"ru, 0eíou xcri'IcrxòB

xøi Mcooéco Ç Tgog ¡íø'çrôvotçto èvaoXoloúpevoç. "Hò41ùp xcrì &xpflç i\nteto xaì ôrù toõto

xaxoneï eíq æ&o4 xaøne íve ¿v cò oõ ¡ra xai æóv otç ca)'a tæco p eív

æo),1ì¡ ør3cQ { oæouôí¡.

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that grieves the flesh. Now if things that seem pleasant and con-genial to others lting to Luke, and the thingsthat we¡e toilso ost people were exceedingiyeasy to him an this is not so much.due tot'he nature of the things as to the determination of those engagedin them and the habit of considering them of one sort o¡ another.

Once, when he was ar table with his parents who thought hisbehavior was not Godlike or sound in judgement, but childishly vainand ambitious, they tested him in this fashion: they cooked meatand fish together in a single pot, set it on the table, and urged himto eat. He, quite unaware of what was happening, took the fish whenhis father offered it. He accepted it, but when he came to under-stand the plot, he showed in no uncertain way how upset he was;demonstrating his great indignation, he vomited up what he hadeaten and for three days he tormented himself with laments andsighs ¿s if for some unusual and intentional sin, and he refused evento eat bread.

LIFE OF SAINT LUKE

4. Now when his kin ¡ealized what his goal was and that he hadnothing to do with human concerns but rather was full of divine

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i grace, they let him do as he wished from then on. But even thoughbe maintained such self-discipline in his life he did not neglect hisduty to his parents, but unhesitatingly rende¡ed them service andas much honor as possible. Sometimes he took on the shepherding,dthe flocks, tending them in imitation of the divine Abel and Jacob

iàg. For he had reached his prime and, therefore, great was his zeal

Moses,* and sometimes he devoted himself to the labors of farm-

submit his body to all deprivation and suffering.

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5. Tì¡v òè æo).).ì¡v åxeívou Xp4orót4ta, tì¡v x4òepovíav, tòvæepi roùç æévq'caç âeov, n6aq, &l crç eíæòv æpòç &líev €ûror.;

"Ooæep 1ùp ð).oç öv roõ æ),4oíov xaì ¡rqôe¡ríev åautoõ gpov-,S S - tt ø G-\ ./ I - ,

îrÒcr [¿7¡Òap(ùç exov, o6q o4^ov oÎ,t'tE?oç o(l)l¡d 9epelcr¡, ¿t

s îco:ue æpòç càç ouví¡0etç åæé¡.tg04 òtcrxovícrç, or3Ðè aücflç ger,òò

rfiç &va"çxa,íaç, ïiv èní¡yero, ètcoíu rpogñÇ, &I).' È,æeívr¡v toi6orvswõow ôpé1cov æév4ol, arhòç ðíotcoç òpcâ.e¡ tpogÌ¡v iòíav

zroroú¡.revoç còv æetvõvca 0pé{crr tòv riòe},góv.

6. 'Ooaúcoç òè xcri zrepi t,ì åvòúpcrta eíXe líav xolv<ovtxõç

xcì ¡re1cû.o<l.rúXrç' xci 1ùp toîç ^¡u¡rvz¡c¿úoud tcñv æaptówcov

raõra æepúyeæpo0ug.toç &æoôuó¡revoç. Âtò xaù ¡r¡rvòç oixaôe

æollúxrç årcavròv oiíte {úxouç ló1ov oüc' ciq¿ów¡ç oiíc' &}.Iou

s rrvoç ènowi:uo'ril.Iù xaì ôveròto¡rõv aúcQ xai ¡.r.ó¡rcov åx cõvoixeícov èæø1o¡r,évcov, ðoc à' 6texo;i ¡r.crací1cov xcì þaBòtopõv,èx{woç ê,ælmpogì¡v aùtróv e[Xev or3òepíav, ei ¡rì¡ xai trp'ùç

ileico ¡rõ),Iov xcrì ocegúvouç Xapícov tùç éæèp tõv æeví¡tcov

æ).r¡1úç. 'Ageí02¡æollóxtç åæì æo).ù lopvó6, oiítco coiç loveõotro òó[av eiç &æóOeorv rfiç pe>ta.píø,ç èxeíwç Xpr¡otótr¡coç xaì

gr).crvOpoæíaç' é ôè cù6 tr¡rcopícç :uaóraç ori tr¡r<opícç &I).'<ipof,ìç eiva¡ xqi ri1cr0õv tiwtÐóoerç üæola¡rBúvov æpooecí04

¡rõÌ),ov xcrì 0clepótepov õred0r¡tòv æepì toùç ê'vòeeíç ëî,eov.

Toroõcóv åocr <þuXì¡ ôeo¡rolç &Ioõoa toû æpòç Oeòv äpocoç!

rs Oriôèv dlelrat tò æóoXetv, riIIù coîc &I1er,voiç êwpug{ xai0óller xaxoæaïeíg xcri, ötcrv oriòèv éæèp toú È,pco¡révou æctqg¡

cõv luær¡próv, róre n&.oAel {leitar põI},ov xcrì éç xó},soív

trvcr 7¿aì,eæì¡v d¡v ðív¿otv òrageú1et. Oiov Eè xaì toúco tflçèxEívou :¡54a'c6rr¡toç otr¡rBolov rÌxprBéç! 'Eþfiet æpòç tùç &poú-

20 pc,ç, öace æcrtcrpa).eîv crì ari.ppara, xaì cò æì,Eîov toútcov

xó),æo¡ æevÍ¡tcov ïixcrì tò íoov å).ú¡rBavov. 'Hxoloú0e¡ òè xaì

f¡ toõ æptí1¡rcrcoç ri¡rorBì¡ lícv Xeptemúcr¡' xcri 1ùp ëber æcrpù

t\ç æpcbr4ç &1cr0óc4toç cotaútcrç eívat cùç rivttàóoeq' öocp

1ùp æ).eiov Ì¡).crctó0a cù arép¡rata cfl æpòç toùç æÉ,v4tc6

LIFE OF SÅINT LUKE

5. How could one convey his great goodness, his solicitude, hiscompassion for the poor, even if one gave a very full account? Hewas totally devoted to his neighbors and showed no concern forhimsslf, at least in regard to his body. If he was sent out on ordi-nary errands, he did not hoard the food that he brought with himbut, offering it to the poor whom he met, himself went with-out food. His own nourishment was the nourishing of his hungrybrother-

- 6. Likewise he generously shared his clothes, eagerly strippingthem off and offering them to those he met who were n"ked. Sãhe often returned home naked, disregarding cold, modesty andall else. When he suffered rebukes and reproaches from his fam-il¡r, or sometimes whippings and beatings, he remained impassive,taking these blows on behalf of the poor as honors and crownsof grace. His parents often left him naked for a long time, to per-sade him to give up that blessed goodness and charity.* Consi-dering these punishments not to be punishments but rewards andrepayments for good deeds, he increased and made more ferventhis compassion for those in need. Such is the soul caught in thebonds oflove for God! Suffering he considered to be nothing, buthe enjoyed distress and flourished under harsh treatment. Whenhe was not permitted to suffer on behalf of the One he loved, thishe considered true suffering, and fled this remission as if it weree s€vere punishment. What a perfect example is this of his goodness:rten he went out into the fields to sow seed, the pouches of the¡nor received the greater part ofit, or at least an equal part. Thereras an exceedingly gracious result from this action, for it follow-

i od from God's original goodness that there should be rewards of-':e kind: in the same proportion that the seeds were diminishedþ sharing them with the poor, tl¡e harvest became greater and

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xowcovíç, roooúrq) ¡rõIlov ê.xdpæogípet xci æo),ú¡¿ouv flv tò1eóp1rov.

7. 'O).í1oç é ¡rercr[ù yp6voç, xøì ô ¡rèv rdr4p eúce æpòç Oeòv

¡re0íorarar' é òè ¡rõIlov t<þ oüpevícp æarpi gé.gov åauròv Eí-ða:ol, cõv ¡rèv cflç æoí¡l;r1ç xaì cflç yeiogyíaç rircooc,ìç gpov-dàcov, póv1¡ òè rñ EüXñ xaì cfl cõv [epõv lpagcóv ¡rd.éq¡ æpoo-

ex'ctxó>repov é¡rrlõv. "Otr òè æo).).i¡ re ¡,re1ó).c4 { æepì c4veriXdv æpoxoæd ò4loûol ¡rèv xeì ðil.ìa, à4loi àè xai

"ò cñc

pr¡rpòç ori ¡rr,xpòv öv, or3ò' oiov g.ì¡ èxæIfl[crr tùç crõv &xpoatõv&xodrç.'Exeívq1ìp, crritaíç ö{eor ¡ra0er=v þulopéw1 cùç vuxce-prvùç toõ æcrròòç èp ¡aaíu,ç, öæe¡olv ê113ç rou Bc0eínç èctcêpaçouv luvar[iv í,rêpetç'eítc xpú<þaoø écrucrlv eógurõ6, óc aúcr¡v

¡rèv épõv, épõoOcl ôè r5æó cr,vo6 oúôc¡.r.õç, B).éæer to ¡l'ép xaùgprxròv èx{wo xat ðg0al¡roiç iòeîv xai <ioì æepcròéfco0ar&ôúvacov, óç aüø¡æúIw { ¡.rífcnp ögxo,4tò 0ea0èv Èrc¿qccb¡cto

toÍçca6ta v6v &æc11eï).crr ßpo1¡pl¡t¡évoq. EriXì¡ ¡rèv eíXe còvðívòpe èæì ouwoíg æú,c4 "cQ Oecþ naprautí¡revov, oi róòeç òè

1flç oriôè ¡lxpòv í1æcovro, ti),I' óoeì æflXuv Ëvc coû èôúgouç&gíoccvco æaì o[oveì æpòç Oeòv &ví¡çeæ. Toûro oüX &æafi f¡

Ith"rlp, riÌ).ù xcrì rpiç ö{er æcpc}.aBoõocr, {ç ri¡rgrBolíag ðocr¡

xai roõ æeq&v èæeúoato. Eioi xaì ôÍI).or coû 0crú¡racoç ¡.r,úp-@peÇ, oítx &aouíç èl &êgov æepc).aBóweç, &I),' awcriç örleorverSXó¡.r.evov èxeivov iôóvte6 zcì f¡¡riv &æa:¡el\aweç.

8. 'Ez æo),),oõ àè cpégc,:v èærOu¡rícv toùç èv ¡.r.éocg OopúBouç

&æo)*neív xcì Bíov ròv ¡roví¡p4 xai {orXrov úæe},0eiv, xcnpoõ),aBó ¡revoç, eù 0ù @ ¿tta), íø,ç èAci ger ' O ðeúovra òè XerpoûvcaíaLveç lrpø.:utõttan, ôr' qücò roúro æpooeòpeúovceç xcrì coùgôpcræércrç cõv oixerõv oulla¡lBóvovceç xai gu),crxølç æapaôr-

òóvrEç' oi xai crrhòv íðóweç oúòèv æcrpcr).Ìómowa rõv eúcelõvxo¡rtàfl xai i¡¡re),4¡révo¡v xaì àoú),ov eivcrí ctvoç oiq0évceç,Ol¡pc¡ra eù0ùç åæoroúvco xai orllcrBóvteç èæuv0úvovto cù

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7. A short rime later, his father departed to God and he devotedhimself more to his Heavenly Father, turning aside from the caresof the flock and f¡om the fields, and applying himself more atten-tit"ly to prayer alone and to the ,t"ay of Hoiy Scriptur". i;;;.-markable progress of. the, great man ír, pr"y", is made especially1T i" a story involving his mother, a significant one that wilr notf¡il to astonish the hearing of risteners."wi.t iog ro ."" *i,r rr",orn eyes what the nightly activities of her child

'uãr", she ";il;"other women went ou_t to a certain place late in the eveni"g;;i;",hidi"s herself carefu'y so rhar she coutd see but not be l"n bya¡ryone, she beheld a grea.t and terrifying sight, q"i "

i*fãrrilf"Ft ù" eyes to envision and the

""r, to .oäprehend, as the motherherself confirmed with oaths to the ones who have now chosen torecount these things.*_For when prayer had brought this _"" aftll contemplation of God, his feeì did not touch the ground, noteven a little bit, but he levitated about one cubit aboveîe g.i""¿as if being raised up towards God.* when the mother had seãn this,mt once but three times, she abandoned her doubts

"o¿ """r"¿her testing; there are also other witnesses of this wonder who did¡ot learn of it by hearsay, but who saw him praying with their ownc¡res and reported it to us.*

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8' Having long nourished the desire to leave the surround-turmoil and to undertake the solitary and quiet life, he took--_1"g" of an opportunity to withd¡aw to Thessaly. fu he wasrelling, he was captured by sc me soldiers who lay ambushes

catch runaway slaves and to hand them over to custody. When¡ saw this man who Ì^¡as no different from indigert, áod p"o-of the lower class, they thought that he was someone,s slave.

immediately took him prisoner and after arresting him,asked their customary guestions: whom he belong-ed to,

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ouvi¡04, tívoçre ei4 xai æóOev xci æolcì¡v æopeíev cu11úvet

ro noroú¡revoç' toû ðè òoõ).ov ¡rèv åcrucòv Xptotoõ òto¡lololoõv-æç, rl1ç òè æopeíaç æpooeuXì¡v eívat póv4v uitío;v. Taõca

lé1ovtoç xcrù ¡rr¡ôèv Ëcepov æpocut0éwoç, èxeivot xpúræterv ariròv

d¡v òoulaícrv oió¡revor xaì gavepõç crütoù6 æe9øxpo'6ea0an,

3æa¡ov èppo¡révoç orl flóctr¡ç {euoa¡rév46, ri},),' r5novoíaç

rs ¡lõ).ì,ov òtø{euo0eío4ç úæéXovta cr,¡r<opíav.'AII' êxeivoç

çùaltt0r¡ç ôv æai rixprBõç ¡re1aló{uXoç Ðuì æ).41õv rivú1x4v

èxocivar cflç &).r¡Oeícrç xcrì Eouleíav éøutoõ xata<þeúoøo0ar,

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0paoéoç xaì ioXupõç &æoxpoúeo0at. 'Eæeì òè xaì æcrpri cwcov

xcr),õç eiòót<¡v eùtòv rivcrlvoplo0eiç xai öocrç ei4 xaì oioç

¡rcrprupr¡Oeìç riveí0r¡ cflç gulcxfrç xaì æpòç toùç oíxeíouç r5æ'

crücõv riveoó04, ôveíò4 xcri òtaBolùç xcrì ¡ré¡-t{erç r5æé¡reve æap'

zs arittiv æo),ù tõv æIr¡1õv Bcrpucépaç.

9. 'Exelvoç òè frù rilvociv öOev aricQ cù æpooxó¡r¡'ratcr xaì

tí6 é xcotrúov tù xacrì Oeòv aritoÛ òtcBÍ¡¡rcrccr, ö¡rcoç orix ât¡Tttõv toû Oeoú ôeó¡.r,evoç oixtr,p¡róv eiçæê'gaçcrrôtQ cþ æpó0eorv

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rhere he came from, and where he was going.* He affirmed thathe was a slave of Christ and that the single purpose of his journey

1as for prayer. When he said this and adJed nothing else, theyrüought that he was concealing his slavery and was patåtly ¿L""iu-ing them; they beat him severel¡ and he suffered iunishåent not

LIFE OF SAINT IUKE

1' fo-r a false tongue but rather for erroneous suspicion. since he wasa lover of truth and truly great hearted, he thought it wourd be dis-graceful and exceeding ignoble to deny the truth under the pres-errg of a beating and to mispresent his slavery. For this, the saintsffe¡ed imprisonment along with the beating. perhaps our Oppo_nent was avenging the defeats which he had received from him bybeating him fiercely and brutaily hitting him. But when he was rec-ognized by some peole who knew him quite well and his identityind status r^rere attested, he was releaseã from prison and was re-¡ûored to his family, enduring rebukes and slanders and recrimina-

from them much harsher than his beating.

9. He did not fail to recognize the source of the stumbling brockshis way+ and who was interfering with his progress towards God;

ertheless he did not cease to ask God's help in leading to com_ion what his soul intended. Indeed the One who always workstbe good did so lead it. This was the manner of the guidance:nqnks were making a journey from Old Rome,* and when they

ived at the saint's village they were entertained by his mothei.hahitual yearning immediately seized him when he saw them,the fi¡e of divine love ignited his soul like dry wood. When

met them he asked if he might journey with them and acquirernks' garb similar to theirs. They said that it

"ytravelling to Jerusalem, but they refused to allow him to ac_them or to alter his garb for these two reasons: first, he

toung and had no experience with long journeys; second, ifnatter became known to his parents and family, they would¿r no small punishment. But when he insisted that he was

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Toveõotv qritoõ xai oixeíor.ç, or3 ¡rr,xp,Ìç égÉ'[ouorv aritoì tr¡rco-

pícrç. 'Oç òè Eévov åüutòv èxer-voç xei nø.p' oriàevòç oú¡.r.evoúv

&vcræot404oó¡r,evov 'i)'e"çê æ xai'éæetïe, ).ú0pa ouv aritrþ {çxrb4çúæe(e),0óvteç æpòç tùç '40í¡vaç ipyovcæ xaì ròv lepòv

zo èxeioeved:v cflç coõ Oeoû pr¡rpòç eioel0óweç xøt æpooeu[t¡revor

roõrov pèv cQ povaoc4píq: , Td?' cþ xcrcr¡1owo, xcrccr),eíæouot,

cQ xc041oupéve tflc poviç æapaòóvceç æcrpe11ur¡oú¡revoí ce

¡i.etù ¡rrxpòv &r,oxeípuvra cfl xøIlíot¡ Togeíq c<õv <ïôe),gõv

è^çxfivav aücoi òè cÌ¡v æopeícrv, flv xai æpoêïewo èE &.pfrç,zs èæo¡oûvro eú0úç.

10. Tòv ¡réwot OeÏov Âouxõu é "ñç ¡rovflç æpoeoròç æo).),óæq

¡rèv êpcocr¡oaç, æ{r.oo;t ôè iixroca Ðuv40eìç êxxalúc}at öOev te

eiir¡ xaì rsó0ev ai coõ 1évouç øúcQ æ414í, xeíger' ci¡v xó¡.r,4v,

i¡ßa xci cò ccóv ¡.r.ovøXõv arlcQ æeplBú)).er oXi¡rcr, cécoç lotvs tò tõv eioclo¡révov, ð xøi ¡.r.rxpòv oiÐE xaì'Eiv { o.rv{0era.

11. 'H Eè ¡rí¡cap (òef 1ùp xaì cù èxeívqç ¡rì¡ &¡rv4¡.róveute

æapr,Deiv' èæEi xqi ¡r4cpi pé14 æévOoç u[ot ccépr¡orç xaì ¡rõl],ov,ðccv xeì tù cflç yrpeídç r,lÉ(4 xax&), ori gopr¡cì¡v öloç c4v

åx84¡.r,íav cot grì,cútou ).o1t(o¡révr¡, 0pi¡votç æ èx6æte¡o xais ærxpQ Bé),et cflç <i0u¡rícç èBrÍlleto xsì oriò' crùcQ Ë1xc).eîv

tQ òeonóc¡ æóvcov &æeí:¡ero, rï).1ù qv toõ 'Eltooaíov yí1pev

èxeívqv æiçr&ïeæ¡rqrou¡réw¡, <Oí¡ror,, n3pw, õ ú?*ç il"T",riç èVic yr¡peíaç xci åpr¡pícrç! ou åxúxooaç toõ æpócepov ¡rèv

Oavatóoat còv æapù ooõ ¡rol tópe ouvap¡.r,oo0évta zaì,

ro X4peícv èpoõ xeúxp¿vdç' np-e'¡¡tu luvatxi no).).6 Ocrvótou

Bcrpútepov' vúv àè xai öv eí7ov eiç xaxoõ toooútou 'ttd'Pl.-

{rXù, ílp"c èË å¡rcõv ôg0e).¡.r,riv xcrì oí,x 'égto æoõ 0eúoco¡rcr

cò ¡róvov <ilr¡0èc AêTtoç úc èVílc ri0).íaç (tofrç' cioce xaif¡põç ¡retrì co6 æpogfi'cou líav oíxeíaç Boõv, ðcr <<Kqi 1ò

rs gõç cóv ôg0a).¡rrõv ¡rou xai aricò orlx ëact ¡ret' Ë'¡roõ.>> ID,Ì¡v

<il).,Ì cí xcti cò aic¿ov coû ¡.r.axpàv &g' f¡¡rõv còv æcrÎôø 1evé-

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a stranger and was claimed by no one, they were persuaded, andleaving the village secretly with him, they all departed for Athens.There they entered the holy church of the Mother of God,* and af-ter praying they left him in the monastery where they were staying,entrusting him to the abbot after exacting a pledge that he .uorrldsoon be tonsu¡ed* and elected to the most splendid company of theb¡others. Then they continued the journey on which they úad originaly embarked.

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10. The superior of the monastery, after interrogating the divineLuke many times but failing to persuade him to revear where hewas from and who his family was, tonsured him and then vestedhirn with the garb of monks, at reast the habit of novices whichis usually called "the small.',*

I u. His mother's situation should not be overlooked, since the'i loss of a son is a great grief to a mother, all the more so when

death of the man you joined to me in marriage, and you condemnedme to widowhood - for a woman a thing much more grievousthan death. But now, you have taken from *y sightmy consolation in such misfortune, and I am not able to ,"" th"one true light of my wretched life. Thus we too must cry in the

i rords of the prophet: 'And the light of my eyes - it also has gone,from me.'* But why is the child so far from us? Surely I diJnotIeep him from attention and devotion* to you? Surely I did notænpel him to pay less attention to Your service than to our

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o0cr; MÌ¡ êfò "Íç

æpòç oè q(otr¡ç ce xaì æpooeòpeícrç riæeíp1ov

aôr6v; Mù "r¡,

oì¡v letrouplícrv æepì å).aXíocou æoæív tl1çæpòç {põç tioXo},ícrç ì¡vó.çxaÇov; MÌ¡ rõv tiü},cov rù úIrxù

zo iitõv ¡revówcov 'cù.æapeg76¡reve æpoxpíverv aüròv åôíòaocov;

IIó0ev; ficq ori oapxò6 ¡róvov, &)J.rÌ xai {uXñc eivat ¡rí¡cqpèx nerêpa'v æcrlõç èôròóX04v xcrì còv æaiôcr tò æ).éov aûcfl

vé¡rerv ëp1ov eriXfrç èæoroúpqv; 'Exeîvo òè ¡ror ¡róvov xacaOú-

¡rrov dv tò còv gítrcctov Bléæetv, ei pèv oi.6v re àlù æavtóç,

zs ei ò' oüv, &IIù xei xa¡t tlva æepíoòov Xpóvou. "Hpxel òè

f¡piv xøì f¡ åx lertóvcov &xoì¡rrõv arScoû æalõv ëp^¡orv {uXñcerigpoorv4v êvO¿ívcr¿ xaì Drcrvcoc{ocr æpò6 c4v crütflç èæryê,-

lerav. Md roívuv, <i òéo¡coce ¡súvtc¿v xrrì Baotì,eû, &e¡rúo1¡ç

òózpuc triv å¡rcõv ôgOe),¡rõv, ri),Iòr 0e.=vet taóra êvóætóv oou,

¡o ive cò coõ 0eíou AaBíà gOé1[<o¡rat, <<Kaù lúocrt tò BcOù toûtoox6"coçtñç è¡¿iç erl8óxqoov ti0u¡rícrç.>> Âúoetç ôè orix öllocii còv gíÀcarov tor-ç "ic ¡rn"pòç æú),rv &æoòoùç ôgOa).¡roiç.

Oiíto¡ 1ìrp xci or¡naì.éoo æ&vcaç åæù cfl coõ zrcrròòç &veupéoer,

xcrù &v0o¡ro).ofioo¡.r.cl cfr ¡relclooSv¡ oou xøì aivéoc¿ oeæ&oø,ç

ss cùç ìWépoç clç êv ocrpxì æcpotxícrç ¡rou.>

12. Ofto Ðeo¡réw¡ x&.urrcce¡.còv gúoet X¡4cròv eiç or¡ræú0etcrv.

Kaì, ci "¡íverer,; xcrì æõç èxeívc4 øsvépyeru rò ¡r4cépc EelvQ

æóOer Bcpuvo¡.rév4v ðg0flvcl æcrpaòólcoç êæi céxvr¿ erigpævo-

¡révqv; 'O veú¡rcrtt n&vre. æotõv tQ npoeotõfl riç ¡rovflç, ég's <þæep ô Âouxõç, rò ì,o1xòv coû Xprocoõ æpóBatov, ðvep aricì¡v

ðg0elocrv æa,peaxev&let æoì,1ù xcrtcrBoõv ariçoõ xaì <Tí pe ø¡v

Xhpou rerupúw4xcrç;> Ié'¡etv <cí àè åæi tQ ðíì.1er cõv tpau-

¡rúcov æpooêïqxa,ç cõv ê'¡rõv; d úC ppeíaç ô ¡róvov ñv úcè¡.r,flç æcrpa¡rúOtov rioætrt"¡yvaç rigeíÀou; tl tòv u[óv; cí tòv

ro y¡pozó¡rov fipæø.aø4 còv å¡róv; 'Aæóòoç ¡lor, cò r&7oç aritóv't,S\-t,tl,(\tL,tSóæóòoç rò gõç, rtv póv4v e^ßiÒa' eæei ou Tlctuool¿ctl ouoctl¡o>ç

tQ OeQ n&vrov xeì Bcrotlei æpooêgyeoïa¡ xai ooõ æccr¡lopeiv

óç i¡ôø49.évr¡.>

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needs. surely I did not teach him to value the material over theimmaterial* or the transitory over things that endure? what is the¡eason for this? I was well taught by -y parents to be the mothernot only of flesh but also of the soul, and I hoped that my childwould show greater respect for the soul. This was my only clnsola-tbn: to see my dearest one always, or at least for a while yet.+ Whatrùe neighbors said about his good deeds created joy in my soul andinspired me to care for it. Do not, then, O Lord and K'ing of all,brn away from the tears of my eyes but ..set them before Ioü,"*

,'to use the words of the divine David, and free me from this deep{arkness of my despair. You can only do this by returning her dear-est one into his mother's sight. Then I will call everyone togetherio celebrate the rediscovery of my child; I will proclail yourþe"t-ness and I will praise You all the days I dwell in the flesh.l'*

U2. By this reguest she won the sympathy of the One who isby nature. And what was the sequel? How did it come aboutthis mother, so terribly burdened by her suffering, unex-

y found herself joyfully reunited with her child? The Onecontrols all things by His nod* arranged that she would ap-in a dream to the superior of the monastery where Luke -sheep of Christ, but a rational one - was staying. She de-

him repeatedly and said, "Why have you tyrannized my? Why have you added to the pain of my wounds? Why

you so mercilessly taken away the one consolation of myrhood? Why have you taken away my son? Why have youaway the support of my old age? Give him back to me swiftly;

back my light, my only hope, for otherwise I will continueto the God and King of all and to denounce you, since

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13. Toroúrcov ôveípov còv tflç Fovñç rig41oúvevov òtctcpct-cóvtcov, æg(oø, ¡.r.èv xaì gcrvtcroíav ileico cò npõ1¡ra xaf æei-

pcrv toõ òuopevoúç. 'Oç òè xaì ci¡v èætoûoav vúæca xei ci¡v

hépav x¿i æIerccdxlç êópcr ri¡v luvaíxa æpootoûoørr øricQ xøi

corcrûcc ì,élouocv xcrì æepi cciv crricõv exOú¡rcoç òr,cræI4xtt(o-

¡rév4v, ëfuco pù ôeîv æeptgpoveív éç &æ&r1v, tiD'ù Oeïov f¡1ei-

oOa¡ ròv övetpov. Taúq cot xcxi, levo¡rév4ç ñVêPoç,Tcd.Pq.-

Xpitld é véoç ¡.r,ecexcrleito xaì eiç ð<þrv aritri zrapíaccrco' 'O

ò' èpBpr0eocépr¿ xai B).é¡rpací te xaì þí¡¡rac <Âé1e ¡.r,ot oú,

'égr1, örov y&pw xui òr,à cí xpúæcer,v ð¡rcoç tù xacù oê, xuícot

æcp' {¡rõv npcílr¡v or3 þç0ú¡roç æepi toútcov èæepaccbpevoç;

IIõc ôè xai loveiç ëyew xai 1évoç cò oúvolov &¡rqpvi}'qç' \n6>ç rQ <i1ír¿ toút<¿: æpooel0eîv èïú.pg4oaç oyí¡¡ro'tr', òóIou

xcri r5æoxpíoecoç ôXcoç öv, óç aric,ì cri r1d.çpota ¡.r,apcupeí;

Ei 1,ip ou å[ tipXflç &æexú]'u{aç é1õç crrltù xaì è}.euOepí<oç,

oôx &v, xcrù ¡rÌ¡ Bou).o¡révou oou, Ðfltrc xatêorq. 'Aæóoc40l

gépcov ciæóàoç rfi^¡ewø.p.í.v\, ndp' ñç èfò cpír1v &:¡a :ue(ttryv

v(¡xra ¡l;upío,ç úæo¡rév<ov ðXlí¡oetç. >

14. To¡etrcr toõ npoeantõtog ciç t¿ovñç lé'¡ovco6, iatc'coæepr,õeì¡ç èxeivoçxai eiç1frv tù öppaæ BeBI4xóç, oúòèv pèv

tò na,p&tcav gOe11ópevoÇ, rúÇ àúxpuol àè xai toiç oXí¡¡raor

¡.r.ovovouXì gcovqv rigteìç xaì gøvepò61evópevoç Bapúveo0crr tòv

Xopro¡ròv xaì orix å0éì,etv &æooc{vcrt cfl6 &òe}góc4co6. 'O6

oõv ð1vo rcrõca é xø041oú¡revoç, èvòoùç xei æpa6repo6 cr¡v

ðpfì, riæò ciç æo).1¡ç åxeívou 1evó¡.r.evo6 ¡.retprogpoo3vr¡ç,('AII' &Dúvacov, äç"¡, ¡rù êæavE).Oeiv oe æpòç tì¡v ¡r4tépa,tó 1e vúv íyov' o61evo¡.révou, cò æo¡ì,õov oüÐèv ðv ttvt tóærg

f¡o.rXícç êær,¡reì,4Oflvcrí ae zæi oüto rflç é,m¡toõ gpovcíocrr {rXiç.'Ç)ç'éowe fùp ff èxeíw1ç eú7¿ì¡ ).íav Oeoæet0ì¡ç xaì io7¿upriç

ê¡ræoòí(er,v rÍ ofl ôuvcr¡.r.év¡.>

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Fo his presence. With a serious demeanor he addressed him: "Tell

not dismiss it as a delusion but should consider it divine., at daybreak, he summoned the youth and had him brought

for what reason and why you decided to conceal your story, even

could you deny that you had parents or any family at all? How

we asked you ábout it at the beginning in no casual way?

you dare even to come close to this holy garb when you wereof deception and hypocrisy, as the facts show? For if at the out-

lft yoo had disclosed these things in a healthy and open fashion,rould not have become known unless you wished it. Depart then

lùe person who gave you birth - and from whom, for three nights

us and from all the borders of Attica and give yourself back

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softened and moderated his wrath in response to Luke's greatity. He said, "Under the present circumstances it is quite

there is nothing to prevent you from pursuing a life of quiet-le that you fail to return to your mother. Once that hap-

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15. Taûta tòv OeTov &xoúocrvta Âouxõv, oriÐèv pèv &vceræeiv,

æóvu ot¡veotelpévov ðwa xaì *&v¡d xatù tò 1e1pct¡'l'¡'r'évov

xanaærílocovtc òt' erilúBetev, eiç 1óvu òè xl¡0éwa xcù eü1ì¡v

aþoct¡revov èEe).Oeiv xei &xovtcr coõ ¡.r.ovcroo1píou xaì aô:*xa

s tì¡v eiç tì¡v ¡r4tépa &louoav Bcôíoat. 'Eæeì òè xeì È'vtòç flv

<Er3loy4còç é 0eó6, Ìé1ouocr, öç rþ æpooeuXí¡v

¡.r.ou zcrì tò ëî,eoç aricoú &æ' è¡ro g'èv é Âouxõç

xatù Oeoõ OéI4orv cfl texoúo1¡ æ4pecõv arlcfl

Ðr,¿ré),¿r xaì 0epeæeíav, ípt"ç êotì ¡r4tpì æcrp' u[oõ, æ&aev

zo npoo&"¡av.

16. 'AD.à coõto ¡rflveç ¡róvot téoocpeç eiXov' cò òè lor'z¡òv

ëp<oç crrhòv é O¿ot xai cfl6 f¡orXí46 crü0rç ålóv, æapeoxeisdce,

æúvtov è,æùc0ó¡revov, crricoÛ ¡róvou 1evéoOcrl, xaì dç pr¡rpòç

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15. Hearing this, the divine Luke was silent and quite chastenedand, as it is written, he "cowered piously,"* genuflected and askedfor prayers. He reluctantly left the monastery and immediately setout on the road that led to his mother. On entering the horrrá, h"found her sitting in the ashes,* unkempt, downcast and showingon her face the unmistakable signs of grief. As soon as she saw*him; she stood up with mixed pleasure and astonishment. Now beholdthe virtue of the woman and you will say*: "How fitting that sucha tree should bear such fruit!" For when she saw her sãn, she didnot embrace him; she did not collapse in his anns; she did not becometotally abso¡bed in gazing ar him, but she postponed all of these.First, she immediately raised her eyes to God and rifting her handsshe confessed her thanks to Him, for through Him she had foundagain the son she had lost,+ and her arms held the one for whomshe yearned. she said, "Blessed be God fo¡ He has not rejectedmy prayer no¡ taken His mercy from me."* Thus by the will of GodLuke was given back to the one who bore him, and he continuedto look after her and to render every service that a son owes hismother.

16. But this lasted only four months, then love of God and oftranquility seized him again, and forgetting all else, he preparedto live by himself. His mother no longer opposed this noi did sheconsider his leaving to be neglect of filial duty, for she realized thatone should honor one's parents above all others, but God abovethe parents. Setting out with his mother,s prayers as a good guidefor his journey, he came to that aforementioned mountain whichthe local inhabitants called in rustic fashion Ioannitza.* on theseaward side where there is the shrine of the marvelous brothersKosmas and Damian, who are customarily called the anørgyroi,*he pitched his ascetic tent.* What struggles and hardship, he

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ôícrr xaì &va1vóoeq xøi ouvc[tç ôiII4 æõoc æpòç Oeoû góBov,

óoæep aútòç Ðrôúoxelç, éò41oûoí te xcli &vó1ouot toùç aæou-

òcríouç. 'O toívuv arltòv Ê,xelvov eiç xcrpôíev ëXerv èonouðaxòç

iixouoe, ¡re1útroç 0cru¡róoaç ørlròv cflç <iæolo1íaç, oôxéL

èærcyúv r¡riôóx4oev ðtrcoç, &),).' rivflxev eriOùç ei6 d¡v iàíav

rignéo0at ox4vì¡v.

19. Ilcrpúòetooç tQ ¡re'¡úIqr gtì,oxaleitat o¡rr,xpòç &¡ra pèv

èxeívq æepi ti¡v èg'çacíev zcóvouç öpê^çetv oopacwoúç, &Vo

òè xaì 'ceííç æpootoiiot ¡rÌ¡ ypeíav ¡róvqv eiç Bpõorv, ri).Ìù xaì

^¡&.pw eiçöpaow txcrvì¡v nø,péyew'ñu tàp gutolç :ueæãotxo¡rõv

s xcrì ì,øxúvcov e'ôet æavcoòaæei xuc&gvroç. "Ocl àè ¡rr\ Xóprvoixeíou xépÐouç fl ôge)'eícrç cò èztní¡òeupø, &).).ù cflç cóvæ),r¡oíov ypeíuç xai ïegaæeícrç, coõto o5¡rBotrov rixprBéç' oüòè

f,ìp åç,Íur¡ coútcov oriôéæocE ncolí¡ocç or3òév, æapéytlrv òè ¡,túIaæpo0ú¡rcoç tolç åxúcuote æcpaþl),ouorv' ëocr ò' öte xaì gépcov

ro cütòç i¡ öre êætttOeiç eiç toùç æIr¡oíov &æ$et &'çpo'6ç, ina.).el40ótcoç eiç tò ¡r,éoov rigeìç èrrcv{er. O[ítcoç iòíor,ç æóvorç

ôge).eíøç dv Xopr¡1cóv €'ci-gotç, xaì caûta ¡r4òèv rÌxptBotroloú-

¡revoç eiç d¡v eriæoriav, &).1ù cò coú 'Hoatou &vøtptõv <o'rv-

òeoy.ov xai Xetpotovíev> xaì xo¡vòv æãor æpottOeiç cò gttróv-

rs 0pcoæov.Ta(naç atitoõ crìç èv tQ xí¡æ<4 gr),oxa).í46 èXa9or,

tõv ðpéov ðfcr).).ópevo¿ x&xei æpoogottõ>vteç, coõto pàv

ð),upaívovto, toõto òè xcrì üBpt(ov coiç æooív, oöç é Oeioç rivì¡p

écè ¡rèv trí0otç, écè òè xøì Boeiç <ineoóBet. 'Oç Ðè æotr).óxr,ç

é ¡rèv rilr4).cuvev, o[ òè åæavÍ¡pXovto xaì' toúto æo¿oõvreçt\ç

zo ép¡rflç orSX rigíeocrv, ëv0ouç óoæep 1evó¡revoç é lavvaloç hpêtqo

zrpòç ëva coútov, öçxeiinepéyerv åðóxe¡ coùç &).).ouç, xeïd;æep

),o1r,xÇ trvt o¡vòsle"¡ópevoç, <Tívo6 X<Íprv riôrxeltê, pe, 94oí,xai coùç èpoù6 lupaíveo0e n6vovç, è¡roõ ¡rr¡ô' éctoõv ú¡rõç

&òræoõvtoç; Mrõç úæoup1oì õeorcoce íaç èopév' évòç OeoÚ æor-

zs í¡pata xaïearí¡xo;¡tEv' åõ tré'¡et öcl, xacù 0eíav eixóvø' rpòç

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sincerely has that fear in his heartabout which you are speaking?" Ongreatly and no longer wished to detmediately to return to his own dwelling.*

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lg. Th .himserrwit "i:ät"î;J"iåffii;ample deli ted with all plants and

every variety of greens and vegetables. It was clear that its cultiva-tion was not for his own profit or benefit, but for the needs andhelp of buteagerly meshe carri theneighboring fields, and leaving it there departed without attrac-ting any attention. Thus by his own labors he served the needsof others, and in so doing did not tally up his good deeds, in thewords of Isaiah, he "did away with the yoke and the pointing ofîhe finger"+ and shared his generosity with all.

Light-footed deer often came down from the mountains andryoiled the loveliness of the garder¡ ruining it and trampring it withúeir feet. The divine man frightened them away, sometimes withsfiones and em off repeatedlybut they ke up rheir àssurtts.Finally, the one of them who

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reemed to surpass the others, as if conversing with a rational be-iag:t "Why do you do me an injustice and spoil the fruit of myhbors when I have never done you any wrong? We are the sei-v¿nß of a single Master; we exist as the creations of one God. I

over the fact that since I alone have been created in the di-image,* I have power over all things. By His orders, then, younot leave this place, but will here pay the punishment thatinjustice merits." Thus the great man spoke and the deer,

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rò eívar póvoç é1ò nepaaïeíç, xarù æówov äXo cì¡v ètouoíav.'Tæ' aücoõ roívuv ê1xeì,euó¡.r.evoç, oú æape),eúo¡ tòv róæov,

&D.,ì cr¡v &Eíav arScó0t cflç riÐtxícç eicrcpaX0eío¡ òíx4v.> "Eg4é ¡ré1crç' x&xeivoç 6anep úæò Bélouç æ),41eìç er30ú6 re eiç 1flv

ao xaceB),í¡04 xaì &xívrruoç {v. Toõco 0r¡peurcrí'cweçèx ¡.lcxpoú0ecroó¡revor, cbckítr Ëp¡ralov aô:*v,c èXópouv xai æpòç ogaal¡v

{òé<oç arlsòv eilxov. 'AIl' ori xs},òv coõco toiç {¡répoq ðão[ev

ðg0alpoiç, <i),I' &¡rcr re ¿iòe xcrì èLeoç aritòv å),úpBave coõ

xer¡révou. Ilcrpel0òv oüv eiç ¡réoouç, æp&.oç crûroùç éæfer xairs &æeîp1e coõ å1XelpÍ¡!¡.crroç, <'Aòelgoí, Ié1ov, oriòèv xorvòv

ú¡riv ce xci cQ ri0}ícg toúcg ê).ógrp' oiíce 1ùp æóvoç, ori

àpó¡roç, orix ðíI),o cr cõv O4pccrxrõv æpoB).40èv er3ló1<oç ú¡.túç

xrvoûo¡ æpòç d¡v toútou ogafiv. Afllov oüv óç åIéouç ôEitar

¡rõ),lov xcri Bo40eíeç éæ' cto0Eveíaç xataæeoóv.> Oütorçao eiæóv, àuoóæel toùç ðivòpaç, èzm\e"¡êvcø.ç cr3còv tflç æol),flç

{¡repórr¡roç xai rflç or¡ræa0eícrç. Eíca xci Bo40oiç ør3toÏ6

Xp4oú¡revoç &víoc4oí rE tòv ël,crgov xai rigí4orv' &æíao¡ ôè

xai aritoi 0r¡paOéweç ¡rõ),lov üæò Xp4aróqroç î Oqpóocweç.

20. OüÐè cotto ¡rví¡¡r4ç èrcòç æcrprDeÍv &Çrcv, öct æóvoq

roooútoq òt4vexõç tò oó¡rcr xarep'¡a(6¡tevoç, &1puævíøç

rivevàótq.u Bíq( xcrì Bpto¡rótov êvÐeíg (xpl0ívr¿ 1ùp ðipccp xeì

iíÐart ¡róvoç èypfi'co xcri toútorç æegulal¡rév<oç ),íav xcrù

s åvòeõç, ðott ô' öcE xaì ),c1ctvorç xci ôoæpícov rútç, ó>ç eix6ç,

æø.pe¡tntærouotv, óoæep íiòr¡ xaì é ).ó1oç g0úoaç ðàÍ¡Icooe) '

r|úXer, te æ41vúpevoç xaì xaúocovl or¡rg)'e1ópevoç' æpòç òè

xai o¡.r.í¡ver, g0elpcõv &òlaæaúauoç cpuXó¡revoç, íva ¡rì¡ c&).).cr

),é1co, trì6 rï¡rÉcpou6 cõv 1ovótov xlíoetç, tùç æcrwúXouç

ro otóoerç, c4v ögrlov ðp4¡ríav, fl xcrì øritr¡ æoì'trúxlç tpdyitve'.v

oîòe xaì tò {0^oç æwgó:uegov tiç {uXñc æoleiv,-toooútotç oóv

èxí"v o ç otevoú¡revóç re xai oxlz¡puvó¡revoç, ðpoç oÛô Evt oriôé'

æore oxuOpoæòç xci Ðúoxoloç ög01, ri).Iù æoD.r¡ æIéov cõv

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as if struck by a weapon, immediately fell upon the ground motion-less. Seeing this from afar, some hunters immediatãly approachedas if to some windfall and merrily proceeded to drai the dee, offfor slaughter. But this did not seem right to his gentle eyes, for ashe watched, pity for the fallen one seizeã him. He *.ot ou", to them,reproached them gently, and restrained them from their undertak-ing, saying, "Brethren, you have no claim to this pitiful deer, forneither labor nor the chase nor any other form of h'nting has givenyou the right to slaughter this animal. clearly he instea-d derãrv",mercy and help since he has fallen down from weakness.,' Speak_ing in this way, he put to shame the men, who were ove¡whelmedby his great gentleness and compassion. Then with their help heraised up the deer and let him go, while they withdrew, captivatedby his goodness rather than having themsélves become åptors.

20. Nor should this be allowed to pass from memory: he conti-nuously afflicled his body with heavy labor, with the unremitringhardship of vigils and with fasting. He consumed onty barley breadand water, and these very sparingly and abstemiously, and some-times vegetables and those legumes which happened to be avail-able, as this account has already made clear.* He was frozen bycold and scorched by burning heat and, in addition, unceasinglyconsumed by an infestation of lice. Let me pass over the otherthings, the countless genuflections, the times he remained standingall night and the unsocial life of the wilderness which often makesa person hard and the disposition of the soul quite bitter. In themidst of such confinement and self-hardening, he never appeared an-gry in his countenance or short-tempered, but much more gracioustlan those constantly enjoying relaxation and revels and dining.He was exceedingly cheerful and hospitable to those he encountered

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rs repoç xøì roiç æapcrB<iÌtrouor xai fievr,(o¡révolç ilapòç oüX

ì\u"cta xai eittp&æeÇoç, tútç oro¡.racxor,-ç ói¡.r,a xaì zçv¿ul¿cr-- ts, lì, \ - \ as t , ì rrt'xoq eoe6[ra6L, îco^Ld,,xtçxd,t'coLÇ npoç 7¡oowlv, crulouç e61tôv

pêypxópov, x&v or3òèv inepov ii æpooflv i¡f¡).æí(eco, Bpó¡.r,crcoçii æopr,o¡roû ¡rì¡ geràó¡revoç. "Expwe 1ùp ).íav tioga).õ6 xcì

zo ì,eì,o1o¡.r,évoç' eí é Oeòc ðv öpeor y6pæv efcvacéI).er xcrì Xló4v{ òouleíg rõv &v0póæcov, eí åtor,¡rú(er tñ fñ éeróv, eí æiçxtíyeø xai coiç veooooîç "c6>v xopó,xtiv cpogì¡v yogr1.ç{t, æõtç

äv coùç &ò¡aæcrúæco6 crücóv, tò toü 0eíou grívat AcrBíò, ênnr'a,-

Iou¡.r,évouç èv ril40eíç èxtòç è&or¡ æpovoíaç;

21. 'Eæei ôè xai c{6 coû 0eíou xai ¡re1ólou cX1\paroçcel,erco-

'ctx\ç y&,pvcoç oüæco tecuX4xòç fiv xaì æol).ì¡v cöôrvev aüroõc4v èær,0upíav, &froûtcrr xaì coúrou xetù cù¡v coû rilcr0oûæpóvorcrv. 'A[r,oûrcrr òè oüccoç: ¡roveXoì àúo æofu,{ xoo¡roú¡revor,

s Túpcoç, ripecfl Ðè pdlì,ov xoo¡roûweç xcì ø¡v æotrrúv, "rlr

npòç

cdv æpeoBucépav 'Pó¡r4v æopeícrv æoroú¡r.evor, óørep èl &æo-

oro),{ç twoç æpò6 cúcòv gorccóor, oü6 èx{woçxakõç xcrì gl},o-gpóvoç levíouç, eitq,xei c,i ciç póp¡ç critoîç xorvoûrcrr xai),ícv æepì roi æpó."çpecoç 0ep¡rcõ6 ri|rof' o[ òè (xci 1,]p ði[tov

ro rfrç roúcou r5æoòoXfrç cò oxeõoç êóporv) or3ôèv ë¡re).).ov, &),),ù

cù vevo¡lo¡rí.vay"erù, orouàÌ¡v èæ' ar3crþ àpóoaweç, rò &æooco-

).nòv aricòv xei, paxúprcv èvòúouor, oXlpa xat cflç orevflç rexaì te0),r,¡r¡rév46 éòoû eir' oõv tic æpìtç (<'rì¡v gepoú6r¡6 cùoi¡rBo).a reprBóI).ouor' ¡.r.õllov òè, ö rolç i,p'¡or.çèxeivoçæpó-

rs repov fiv, roûro òì¡ xaì òuì roú op\pacoçòe¡xvúousrv üocepov.

fldor,v oüv tò 1e1ovòç er3gpoolv4ç xo.cêor1 rcpófevov 0eQ,

&11éIotç, dvOpózrorç, évi g,óvcg ).úæ4ç ö¡rcr xaì òéouç aíoov,cQ òuo¡revel æúvccov xai æola¡ríç' ë<bga 1ùp veó).extov orpa-cr,ócr¡v Xprocoú xaì ri).40õ6 &ltí¡rayov tÌ¡v toú ri1a0o6 rveú-

20 Vø,coÇêvôuoú¡.revov æavoælícv, ¡rúIa ce lewaiov æcri rivôprxòv

ævêovcq. zai 0ep¡.r,ócepov iiò4 xer' èxeívoÞ rls.pq,ro.rró¡.r,evov.

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and entertained with both physical and spiritual nourishment. Manytimes he entertained them to their preasure until they were funysatisfied, not sparing food or provision, even if ,o -år" supplieswere at hand or were expected. For he reasoned in a very

"onris_tent and logical manner: if God .,causes grass to spring up on themountains and green herbs for the service of menr', if Ii" ,.pro_vides rain for the earth," if He "gives to cattle their food

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the young ravens," how could he, in truth, leave out ofhis concern"those ceaselessly calling upon him," to use the words of the divineDavid?*

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21. Since he had not yet attained the perfecting grace of thedivine and great monastic habit but was torment"J Uy his greatdesire for it, he was deemed worrhy of this too by the piovideîtialca¡e of the Good one. He was deemed worthy in this walr two monksdistinguished with the gray of ord age bui whose virLe broughtall the more distinction to their gray hair were traveiling to õl¿Rome,* and came to him as if divinery guided. After offeri"ng thementertainment and hospitality he then told them of his desire andasked quite fervently about it. since they saw the vessel was wor-

9y of being filled,* they did not delay, but with all speed per-

1*"1 the customary rires, investing him with th" aportonc àodblessed habit* and bestowing on him the symbors ofìhe str"ightend narrow road* that leads to life, or rather, what he had alreidybecome through his deeds they now made manifest through hisbabit. Wrat took place was a source of joy to all - to Gãd, toühe angels and to men. But for one alone it was a cause simulta_

of all! For he saw this newly recruited soldier of christ, one truþ'nrthy of the battle, putting on the whole armor* of the Good spirii

of grief and of fear, to him who is hostile and the Enemy

nobility and courage, fervently taking his place in the ranksrst him.

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oõtot npòç tQ ainalQ, coõ f¡),íou iiòr¡d¡v &xcivcr æa0crpùv

ôrateívavto ç, xøi rútçnpaeíu.çtóv æu¡lÍccov cüpa4 i¡tévt(ov

ts æpovoíaç aritòv è0cú¡re(ov.

roõ üzsvou te ¡rõIì,ov xcrì oo¡.tactx\ç*&a4ç èxXcopóv n!?o-

xlí¡oeoç, ettl,¿fi'ce pexpotê'1q xai Oep¡rocépç xai cfr 1a)'í¡v¡

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sight. suddenly a large fish jumped high in the air and randed therebefo breath- It brought them great pleasure,as h it were, invited those presenito servehim gave thanks to their protector and theProvider of the food and marveled at His providential care.

23. As if the first catch were not sufficient for their nourish-ment, it seemed best to Him to send another as well, and instantlyanother fish, no smaller than the ñrst, left its watery habitat andswiftly leapt onto the land. His movements encouraged the ban-queters simultaneously to give thanks and to prepare thei¡ meal.Now would some pious person who knows Holy Scripture say thatthis miracle was less than Elijah's miraculor¡s feeding by a raven?*At this point it became clear to the monks what sort of person hewas, and so, more helped than helping, they departed.

As if he had acquired the blazon on his armor, he advancedinto the first ranks. Greater engagements were expected now thanbefore, and greater too were the efforts and the confidence hedemonstrated against the enemy. He added fasting to fasting andtears to tears, depriving himself increasingly of sleep and all bodilycomforts, and he pursued longer and more fervent prayer and thelasting_ calm of tranquility. As a result he received great supportfrom God - the great grace of healing. In addition he enjoyedthe gifts of knowing what had passed and what was to come, and

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24.' Apé)'et xaì cì¡v )xu0txþcr¡ç i¡æeipou xaì ¡llxPoõ

æpócepov tcPoútcev íPê'

(ou toú ng&^çPe'c,oç öv

, åU.¿ ,ropoBf).,*oç te xei òr" crivtl¡rútcov' Kaì æepì toútou

ü.).ot,c ¡ràv'&tr)'cr ú1ç pdxa'píaç '¡)'ócc4ç cù æpo¡l4vúPcfficr:

t;;p"; ùè "oû"o

,ìxãoo.,í gcrorv, <'EI).ùç åIcr'í¡oet'r xai

flelonówr¡ooç tole¡r40í¡oetcrt' >

25.'Hv ôà xai f¡ tflç oxz¡vflç èættí¡òeuorç tQ Oeíq: Âoux{ or}

õr¡."r¡, xúpr,v xcrì Jæo0éoecoç neprr,õ>v t¡vc¡v xcrì úæèp cì¡v

ypríor'(iaç ^¡il.p, tþttvr ¡rì¡ n)'éo1 &I)'o toõ oópctoç fiv;) 'äil' ,içgulorù, ¿"tx"o çxai èæíxpv<þrv nóvcov xcrì xa¡rúccov

s toi ,prgí<ov xaì óv Oeòv ËXer'v ¡róvov i¡B

"Opu1¡ra ôé tr ¡rupòv èní¡nyeç åv tflòe cfl

toúc<g xcr0aæepeì t&9cp ctvì xanex)'íveto'

t uí¡pnu ôioBeo"ou ëXei'r åautQ- !¿4¡,crvq*t'oç' Eitø ¡rtxpóv ct

roû [írcvou rropolrró¡,,voç, er]0ùç rivení¡òcr xctì tQ ÂeBíò ouv-

,o .f0é11r"o, ollpoégdaoa èv &topíç xei-èxêxpo'lcr>' xcrt aÚ0rç'^-

-hpå¿çgooou à¡ ðg0cr).¡.toí ¡rou æpòç öp0pov toÛ ¡relecõv tù

),ó1tú oou.>

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also what was present but hidden.

26. Tòv ãè tflç X¡rr¡orót4coç êxeivov Bu0òv n6>ç &v crç xcri

Ar,¿fgor, p"òíti, x&v-pl'ruptt'crvø ggdoaç é )'ó1oç èôi¡Iooev;

ôl rr¿"å, yap'èn' ,ivOpóæouç, rï)'Iù.xaì xcr'¡võv ü4ci. xai

,rr"rtõr, "u* f-.ù xaì åpæetõv eîæor'¡'r'r' (fu* ^¡&'p cr x¡rì totoõtov

å*t¡r"ul,'"r¡, åtitplt oíev èfêrewe' Aúo 1ùp ögetçxa:'arJ.leíccouç

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24. He foretold many days in advance the coming of the Scyth-ian spearhead which swe¡it across all the mainland and caused al-most total destruction;* he did not do this explicitly (how could hewhen the prediction would have given him such glory and glory wasprecisely what he was avoiding), but through parables and riddles.some people received different advance indications from his blessedtongue, but others Áay they heard this: "Hellas, will be smitten andthe Peloponnese will see war."

25. The divine Luke arranged his dwelling not for the vigilanthoarding of possessions that were lavish and unnecessary (for howcould this be with someone who had nothing beyond his own body),but for his personal vigilance and to hide his struggles, labors andthose secret things of which he wanted God alone as witness. Hedug out a small oblong space there and lay down in it as if in atomb, arranging in this way to have an unquenchable reminderof death. Then, after enjoying a little sleep, he suddenly leapt upand said in the words of David: "I arose before dawn and criedfor help," and also, "my eyes awoke at dawn to meditate upon¡rour promises."*

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26. How could one express the extent of his goodness, even ifrhe p¡¿çs¿¡.g account has revealed some modest examples of it?

his good deeds were for the benefit not only of human beingsalso of cattle and birds, not to mention reptiles - there isan example of this: for a long time he cared for and fed two

that he kept confined, perhaps wishing to extend without

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Xpuoíov é zrcti¡p ú¡rõv &æo0vÍ¡otcov èca¡ueúocto, rõv r5nò

tõvòe, gq¡.r,í, xcri r<õvÐe rõv or¡¡reítov &æow¡ti gevepoú¡.levov,

íva d por xózcouç nø,gê7ew eixfl Boú).eo0e;> Tcrûca Ëxelvor

ro óç iixouocv, oüx i¡æeí04oav, tiIIù tòv riæoòerX0évta ôrù rcñv

or¡¡.r,eícov róæov, ó>ç r&yoç xaccr).crBóweç xaì &vopúlaweç ëp"¡ov

còv ),ó1ov aõpov xci é O4oaupòç èvóæ¿ov dv, öv xcrì lcBóvteçroõrov pèv crücoì xaO' åaucoùç òreveí¡røwo, cò àè 0crú¡ra q¿eòòv

- t s ,s t -TCftç 7rc[vl(ÐV oteo(ùXCw qXoULç.

28. Oüòè coõto púcarov eiç æpooOf¡x4v cróv åæcogelõv xaì

t¿vúFl¡ç &fírov toû oogoû òr¡ydoecov. Tpeiçnep' aricòv ðx trvoç

xrbpnç &grxvoúvtcrr 1uvøîxeç, roû oograuoÍ riiç xaxíuç, otpaqroûco Epc¡.rcrcouplí¡oavcoç zcrì óç ðæI<g æa),crQ Xp4ocr¡.r,Évou

s taúccrç xarù, "c\ç òrxøíaç {rXñç, npógaorv ¡rèv er3}.øBeíaç, ròò' ö),ov &n&rqç xaì &æ<¡).eía.ç, ei^¡e rélo6 e'rLr¡gev é oxoæóç.

Aüca¿ corlepotv, rcpoxu),ró¡revcr¡ rõv èrcívov æoDõv, <Oíxrel-pov {¡rõç, oiz<tetpov, ðiv0pcoæe rot 0eoú> èv orvcprBfl xapòíaçxcì nveú¡racoç ëî,e1ov, <xcri ròv oceval¡ròv clç f¡põv xapòícrç

ro xcrì rò B<Ípoç cflç ouveXoúor¡ç 0).í<þecoç pÌ¡ æøpó<þq' æõp 1ùpå1xúpÐtov, æõp &gcrvèç cò gì,é1ov f¡¡raç xaì æa-0ov rivcxa),úclat

cù f¡¡raptr¡¡rêva npòç oè xcrì ouTTvópr¡ç gr,Icv0pórcoç èærtu-

Xelv.> flpòç raûccr é pèv &véveuE xcrì &vcrXcopeiv èxê\eve

ru6ratç, ¡.r.ì¡ ¡.1étpou eiva¡ rot toroûòe lé1<ov ¡.14ò' ô1,oç aritùçrs æpooíeo0a¿. A[ ðè ceîç oi¡rco1aïç oi¡rco1ùç xaì tolç òúxpuor

æpoan0eîoer òúxpua, <Mì¡ úæepó{1, ðXe1ov, ¡rì¡ riæóq¡, pr¡ò'

&æoaqêþqçretaæerv<o¡rév ac í;¡*l;eç xaì xcq¡q6u¡révaç' ¡rv{o04ctðcr, æpogr¡ttxòv rò èæha'çpa <<0ptc¡.r,Beú¿rv tù úc q.ic¡6v\c

i,p^ça xai òtxaroûo0s¡,>>> xcr0òç &xoúo¡rev, xai åæi coútr¿r

zo æ&vraçxexívryxev f¡¡¿õç é tò oco0{vct n&vruç 0éIo¡v 0e6ç,ivaxcrpæòv ôtxalooúv4ç c4v f¡¡r<óv npoleví¡øl oot ococr¡pícrv. >> 'Oç

òé, åxeívou æó),r,v &vaveúowoç, Oep¡rocépev a[ luvaíxeç îpoo-

fl1ov cr¡v ävoccrorv, úæolcrBòv é &1r,oç, ¡.tì¡xai Èæi æo).ù oiítcoç

&vctnhrrrov <i¡rBlúvn 'c,ø,úratç tò æepù tò zcr),òv zrpóOu¡.r,ov,

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and digging, they found that the word had become deed and thetreasure was before them. Taking it, they divided it betweenthemselves, but they shared the marvel by teúing everyone about it.

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r romen said "Pity us, pity us, O man of God,,' and they said itin anquish of heart and spirit,* ..and do not despise the sighs ofou¡ hearts and the burden of the accompanying affliction; fãr thefi¡e within our hearts, this hidden fire, burns us and compels us

,, to confess our sins to you and obtain forgiveness througi your

**:ttry." He shook his head and asked thåm to withd¡aw saying

lfu 1r. not appropriate, nor were they to come ".ry*h"r"

,r""iùi-. But they added laments to thei¡ raments and tears to their

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saying, "Do not despise us, do not drive us away, do notaway from us who are humble and ashamed. Be mindful of

injunction of the prophet: "Confess the deeds of shame andjustified"* as we have heard. Furthermo¡e, the God who wantspeople to be saved has moved us to make this request so thatmay grant to you the fruit of justice, namely, our salvation.,'

he again refused, the women made their request more in-ly. The saint, in response, fearing that he would blunt their

for the good by holding out so long against rhem, was finally¡aded and accepted the confession oftheir secrets, after which

urged them to serve one another, eat, and then immediatelyrrn home. Whereupon, one went to the spring one to the garden,

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ß ßeíïers.L pólrç xci dv cõv xpugícov èlcryópeuow Sé1etøt' eicø

xei ènspênet crr3rcrîç ôrcrxov4oc¡révcrrç &llÍ¡Icr4 xowovfl octrpogñç xaì oíxcòe tò rúXoç åæaveì,0eiv. "O0ev f¡ pèv åæì cì¡v

Trlfíp, { òè èæì còv xflæov, èæi ôè rò ¡.r.cr1etpeïov { tpíc4trerêanevoe, r,aí, õ\í'¡a cóv laXúvcov å{í¡ococrr xci gø1oõocrt,

ro ei0' oiíc<oç èvcuXoõoat tQ ¡rcræapícp xcrì ôígeorv ¡rèv éæèp cõvg0aoúvtcov, tiogó),erav òè traBotoctt xaì æpòç cò ¡rél).ov,&ædXovto.

29. Tù òè B4.r¡ g,ec,ì cqv crrhõv &vcXópr¡otv é cofaú<ov <åv

oxoro¡rí¡vq roùç eri0et6 rfl xapôíg> eÛ0ùç ðæe¡ræe xct xcr,0'

åautòv f¡orXó(owe còv lewcñov lolo¡.rcr-ç äBd.le xci còv dçoapxòç üú¡"¡er.pev cr3tQ æó).e¡rov. 'O ôè ròv &.pyov'ca úiç'S

t r - - e, \ .\ - , , I I t I

5 ¿gÓÒou [¿7¡ d"r.\ro(Ðv roùç o7r^orç )cct^(l)ç E9pcrcceîo xctt Tlpoç dulov

íacqro óæ),orç èxeívotç, oIç é Oeîoç &æóocoloç tòv coû Xpr,otoõ

ocparlóc4v oiòev éæIí(etv, xcri oüccoç åæi tptoìv {¡répal6ævxteísaø,ç eúXfr xai àcxpúorv ð¡rBpoq cò æõp oBéwuor cflç

åæt0u¡r,íeç xaì tot no),é¡.tou xa0apõ6 þúetal. 'Púetar ôè o[ítoç:

ro &11etrov èòóxet övcp épõv åv c¡í¡¡ratt vecvíoxou xai cò ö1xl-orpov ê,v Xepoìv fiv, öæep òtù coõ otó¡raco6 eiç tù ë^¡xa:'a. rQÂouxÇ xaOeivat xcri ¡réIoç :*èxefrev êIxüoat octpxõòeç, {l tòoapxuòv èòr¡Iotto iocoç æú0oç' iwq. xaì òlcrxeleuoúpevov

0appeÍv crütQ &æallútteo0crr.

30. "Afrov ôè xeì coõto gtlo0é<¡v &xoóv tò òtÍ¡14¡rø' f¡

&vcotépco t¿vúpnç oXoûoc coû 0Eíou Aouxõ tcrlç &I40eíctrç

crricóòe),goç (or3òè 1ùp aiþatt ¡róvov, riIIù xai æpú1¡.rcrcr xaì

rcííç "cpóæotç èBeBaíou tò ou11evéç), oü"4 ouví¡Ooç ëXouoc

s æapaBúI),etv arhQ xaì ou¡ræcrpc¡révetv xcri éæoup1eiv, er5péOr¡

¡recó ttvcov xrrì ðII<ov æotè tò toõ xu¡rívou lí¡r,ov èxxa0øípouoc

xøi cùç åv aùtQ Botóvaç, óote ¡ri¡ rpò6 aü[4v È,ætôoõvct

cíÀì,ouoa. Eíçùtí¡tlr;ov tor,lapoûv núwcov 6 p4oç, <<"Epyeret',,

gr¡oív, ðív0poæoç éc if¿aç ¡.tép xcri Bapù gopcíov i¡pp.évoç xai

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29- After their departure the one who sends his arrows ..to shoot

{.* And struggling for three days by prayer and by storm cloudsof tears he extinguished the fire of desire and was rescued unharm-ed from the war. This is the way he was rescued: in a dream heEaw an angel dressed like a young man. In his hand was the hook*rhich he let down inside Luke through his mouth, and he drew out

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a certain fleshly member therefrom - which perhaps indicated they nature of the affliction.* And then, encouraging him to take, he departed.

30. This story too is worthy of devout attention. The divine's own sister,* who was mentioned above - for she was re-not by blood alone but also by conduct and disposition _to visit him and remain nearby to serve him. One day she

I some others were weeding the crop of cumin, pulling out theious plants to keep them from growing up. Then, so that all

hear, the great one said, "A man is coming to us heavilyred and enduring great suffering." Shortly after saying this

left them and went to the mor¡ntain* and let darkness be hisplace.* While they were marvelling and discussing the

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oít 7peíaç i,pyov, öoov úæóòErT[¿cr rpocrpéoecoç. 'O ¡rèv oüvoxoæòç rotoõroç. 'Eæei òè oùv coi6 vc,úcarç noIIù xexoær.axò>ç

&),óor¡rov eiXev oúòèv, ô{è xcrì pó}.r,ç eiç voûv crice 'énercrv

ên' òvípetr coõ ô1íou xaïúvü. cò ölxrccpov. xaí, oücoòpúoavcoç, íX0ùç crücíxe r<õv rcóvu ¡re1íoccov, (ooæep ène.¡o-

¡rÉvou crvòç aütòv xaì zccpcxaloûwoç, åv ép¡rfr raXíoc¡ teEe),eó¡rcrtí æ æpooê,pyeral xaì .ce &.¡xíaqc¡ tegvceípera¡ xaitioge).õç &vê)'xe:'æ. Toûrov iÐòv é vcrúx).r¡poç xcrì ¡rõ).IovôIoùç rcõ 0aú¡rec öct xaì pì¡æapòv õ pé"¡aç, ðvó¡.r,ae ¡róvovêvep.¡òç yíve,car, xei. æa,p' åIæíòa 0au¡racouplei, Ðeutépcrç æó).lveiyeæ æeípa,ç zqi cò ðílxr,orpov é¡roícoç xaOeìç iX0ùv <ivrpãcaræóvou pèv åxtòç éç cò np6.cepov, æIì¡v Èxeívou tõ ¡re1éOer,

¡rwpòv ),elæó¡.r,evov. 'Evtqõ0a é coû g0óvou ztccr¡p òpÇ cr xaiæepì crútòv ori8èv coû Kó';v &vó¡roroy xaì æupoT c\ç æíæei.i,çarlrQ tì¡v crili¡v xci cò xa0crpòv ri0).ícoç rfiç æpoar,péoeioç

éæog0eíper,, æeíoa,ç còv ðp0õç npoaeve¡z6wa ¡rì¡ xaì ðp0õçàre),eiv, &).).ù còv ¡reí(or pèv ccõv iX0úov écruce tø¡rteúoeo0al,còv òè è),úctc¿ æpoaeve¡xeiv. 'O àè àéXetcrr ¡rèv xaì gavepcõg

dæoòéXeccrr còv orlàév eiòóra úæoxptvópevoç. ívc òè ¡rì¡ xaiòó[aç la0eiv àrapeívor oürco voocñv c4v oiveíà4o¡v xei or]xeúòr,crxpíroç rt. ye npòç Oeòv ôr,axeí¡.revoç (eiíòq),ov 1àp ötr,èxeívc¿ æpoogépo:v, OeQ æúwcoç yagíleaïer, rþeco), pr¡oìvoütcoç ì1æíoç xai lalqvõç, <<"Orou Xriptv o[ öv0pcoæor toiçå¡røpc4paov ëxóweç êauroùç éæoBóIlo¡rev xei OEòv &Ióltcucræø,pop¡íÇopav, óoæep é Kúi'v èx{woç, 'Avcrvícr6 cE xaì i coúcouou(u1oç üoæpov, é ¡rèv oixeíav &æóIauorv Oeoõ æpocr,¡r{oaç,o[ àè cù cricQ xc0repor0évta x],é{avceç; Toroûcov ôì¡ cóXcrxcrì æepi ròv íXOùv toúrov "¡ê.¡ove xaì còv æpò eütoú óì,óvca,oriXi coõ 0eot ¡rõ),ì,ov, ril),ù tfrç &v0poæívqç ïegaæeíaç æpo-

tt¡.r.r¡0eío4ç.> 'Ex coútou o;veì6 é vaúxþpoç per&votev èæerver4v êær{óyov xpíoeaçdlvcewgê,pa.xsi æeoòv èæ' ð{rv ì¡cekoo.r1.¡vó¡r4v, ¡rì¡ toû ì,oræoú roroúrr¿ æeptæeoeív rircoc¡ó¡.r,evoç.

Aricòç ¡rev oüv &o¡révcoç èænu¡¡òv r\ç &gêceti,ç oíxøòe ènuví¡eu

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of the saint. As soon as he did this a very large fish, as if lured orpersuaded by someone, swiftly went for it "

¡rit, was pierced withthe hook and hauled up without mishap. When th" ,h'ip,, ".pli"saw this, he was himself caught by wonder, because

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derful deed contrary to expectation. He then made a second at_tempt, letting down a hook in the same fashion, and easily drewup another fish as before, although it was slightly smalàr than thefirst.

Then the Father of Envy brought about something similar towhat happened to cain:* he darkened the dawn of faith arrdwretchedly destroyed the purity of his devotion. Although he wasmaking a proper offering, he was persuaded to make thã diuirio.improped keeping the bigger fish for himself and giui"g th" ,_"X",one. Luke received and openly welcomed the gift, pã,.rrãirrg ro t oo*nothing; but to let him know his act had not escaped noti=ce, sincehis judgment was sick and he failed to -.k" proier distinctions*in m¿tters- relating to God - for he clearry ttri"jnt that by ofi"r-ing it to him he was gratifying God - Luke Sof" g""ir

""apeaceably: "Why do we men willingly subject ourselves to sin andprovoke most foolishly God's wrath, as Cain did, and Ananias,* andlater his wife, the first preferring his own pleasure to God, the othersstealing things that were sanctified to Hi*? perhaps somethingsimilar has happened with regard to this fish and the one that wascaught before it - the service of humans was preferred to that offüd.'-' When the ship's captain understood, he brought forth a com_mendable repentance instead of bad judgment, arrd falling* beforehim h9 begged forgiveness, promising that in the future ie wouldnot fall into similar wrongdoing. Reþicing in the forgiveness hereceived, he went home.

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Concerning a brother who was one of the father's associates*to connect this wonder to a companion piece,ing one), this brother cooked the fish anding that he would be pleased and gratified.

öut the une trom above knew better what wourd be most preasinglo him: for the great man considered true ruxury* to be thå service

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òrcaulelv òuvz¡Oévctov.

34. ETO' oürtoç êæave),0óvto¡v, æIoíou åættuXòv åleivoç, oùv

ö),r¿ 1éver xei roiç '¡rrcootoîç nepercÍ'cet eiç Kóprv0ov, ü.gtt

cùç or,cr1óvaç leveíou æ).4prõv xc¡ì ðív0er veíø¡'coçripecflç <ilpav

ì,æwpéæovoav i:¡cr,v. Kaítor àè {).xícrç åv tQòe 1evó¡revov,ö¡rco6 fi1ev cxücòv ¡,tc04¡rctcov Ëpcoç òû rz¡v ttõv [epõv lo1ícov

&vó¡rcoow. Taúc¡ cot æai òr,ôaoza).eír¡ gépa:v éautòv òíôc,rolv.

'A),),' ðIí1cr cflç åxeî0ev ògeleíeç ä¡rd.Ie xo¡v<oveiv' coùç 1,ìrp

æaîôcrç &xoo¡roõvtaç iôòv xaì pøOí¡¡rcca ¡rèv xrÍllroca rlq.Pq.'

òeXo¡.r,évouç, oü xaì,ùç òè cùç êaucõv {uXùc ei6 cr¡v cõv cotoú-

rcov éæoòoxì¡ v eô'cpeæíÇovccrç, oüôcrp 6>ç ìlve"¡xev, &l),' eri0ùç

&æêo:n¡xaì coõto líav åæatvecóç xcrì æeæcrtÐeu¡lÉvcoç' ð1ívo'oxe 1ùp öæoç eíínlaotov f¡ veócr¡ç xaì riæalòv òrøotpagflvøí

ce xaì xexíav ¡retcr¡raOeîv er3Xepéocctov xaì E¿rÌ toõto Ëvòetctv

¡.r,õì,Iov iyew ti)'eæ æalôeíaç xaù pc04¡rútorv fl æIout{oørrc xaxrõ,ç ¡roX0r¡pícrv.

35. "Eferor rollapoõv æpòç tùç xco¡roæóì,etç xeí, ènei èv

Il&t p atç øjç' Ayataç otuì, íc4ç ì1xoit ec o B íou ¡retazto roú ¡revo ç

ú<fr¡Iotépou, ),o1to¡ròç eiXev arlcòv èxeioe 1evéo0ar xcrì toúcr,g

òraxoveîv. Taûca Ðè otpégovtø, àtcræé¡ræeccrl æpò6 aücòv

æpeoBeía æcrpù toõ èv ZepevÇ ootrícou gortfloøt æcrp' ar3tòv

&[roõoc oúvo¡xóv te 1evéo0at xaí, ei ¡rì¡ gopcr,xóv, r5æ' crScti

æt&yïorxaì cò ô¡aæovelv xataòáfcro0crr. 'O òè tì¡v æpeoBeíav

f¡ôéoc òefú¡.revoç, åæeì xai ü.pyeoïæ põI),ov \ü,pyew È'9íÀer,

&te xq,i véqr coõto luorceléctEpov eival eiòóç, ðíl).oç te àè

xai tò è" úçéæota1flç xépôoç xei "Íç

ú{t¡I¡i tcræetvóoecoç

éæoiov orix &1voóv, &o¡.1évcoç 'épae"cæ æpòç ericòv xai tì¡v).etcoup1íav xo¡lôfr æpo0ú¡rcoç fncêpAerev xrrì cò åweû0¿v oüòèva a ,

^ d I t \ t - St (

4v ùæoupliaç elÒoç, 0 pq c[úroç exepoç ol' ecturou lcoLerr,,

ëoæeuòe, (rpíuv &teAv6tç ¡r,e1íocr¡v íi xai ritt¡rícv {1oú¡revoçrò åxocÍveí c¿vr, òou),eí46. Totlapoûv oú òté),eræe [u].ogopõv

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escape.

34. Afte¡ the invaders withdrew, he took a boat and crossed overto Corinth* with all his family and acquaintances, just at the age

when his cheeks were covered by a beard and the bloom of his vir-tue was matched by the flower of his youth,* Although he had reach-ed his prime, he was driven by a love of learning to read the HolyScriptures, and he dedicated himself to this by enrolling in a school.There he enjoyed little advantage, for when he saw the other boysmisbehaving, and even though they received the finest instructionnot turning their fine souls to the reception of these benefits, herefused to remain a pafty to this and promptly departed. This was

quite praiseworthy and a sign of true cultivation, for he recognizedhow malleable youth is and how easily misdirected and turned toevil ways; for this reason he chose rather to be impoverished in educa-

tion and learning than wealthy in depravity.

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35. Next he went to live out in the country, but upon learningof a stylite in Patras* of Achaea who aspired to a higher life, the

idea came to him to go and serve him. As he was debating this,a message came to him from the stylite in Zemena,* asking himto join him and be his associate and, if it was not too much trou-ble, to obey and serve him. Receiving his message with pleasure,

since he preferred to be ruled rather than to rule, and knowingthat this was better for a young person - he also recognized the

benefits that come from submission and from lofty humility - he

rent there with delight and undertook this service with great zeal.

fre¡e was no form of subordination which he was not glad to

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t - asêx{tv o ç, ùòp o go põv, ¡rc1e r p eíou xei r paæé,Çr16 èæ r¡r,e),oú ¡revoç,òíxcuø xaro,prí(,arv, åIeícç ¡,tetaæoroú¡revoç. xcrì roûco æor-

raTriç'éyav, rooaút4v eíyexuicdv eüvorav xacù cò èxþvfiçgíÀcpov, óç æalòò6 r5æepBríIlerv 1v4oíou æpòç 1e1ew n*àr"otopldv.

'¡\v ëxerco xlovoúpevóç æ xei orcapaooópevo6 rcri rù r¿iv

pev6ç æ zai æcràeuó¡revoç <eiç öle0pov rfiç capxóç,8 g4or'IIaûIoç, íva rò zrveû¡.r,cr ool0fl>. xci { aíríø, ött, öv

'Ëîet

põl).ov xcrí, éíIì,orv riorvétoç ðwzel¡révcov , eívetoorgpovrocì¡v

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undertake for he considered it truly the greatest deprivation anddisgrace to avoid service to anyone. From then on he ceaselesslycarried wood and water and tended to the cooking and the tablepreparations, mending nets and looking after the catch. Not oneyear was he so occupied, nor two nor only three, but he remainedfor ten years, rivaling the fair humility of christ who came to serverather than to be served.* His good wil was as great as his devo-tion, and the love in his soul surpassed the affection that a real sonfeels for his father.

,36. once when someone abused the styrite with an unrestrainedtongue and mocked him in Luke's presence, he was so upset andhis soul was kindled with such anger that he forgot ,r mildnessand good behavior along with his usuar great restraint and peace-fulness, and he was d¡iven to react quite strongly and spoke ratherharsh words to that shameless and abusive person, bringing thatrash and slanderous one into line with a tongue that was

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"i.r"¿and could speak quite appropriately. But the person then im_mediately demonstrated that he was severely and incurably efflictedand needed even ha¡sher instruction, for not tolerating thiscriticism, he struck the sanctified one on the cheek with his foulhand' Immediately retribution followed and "God from heavenrendered judgemenq"* bringing to light the hidden power of vir-tue, and depravity was well punished. For as soon as the insolentone struck, he himseHwas struck much more acutely with a demonicblow, and he was thrown to the ground, flailing and lacerating him-self and wretchedly suffering the torments of those potr".r.d bydemons. why should I not relate what is more terrifying and .oor"äof many tears and of fear to those who do not restrain their tongues:he remained in this state until he died, "delivered over to satan"*l.d tyrannized by his hand and instructed, as paul says, ,.for thedestruction of the flesh that his spirit may be saved'"* The reasonfor this outcome was that this man who should have been the oneto chastise others when they were behaving foolishly and to in-struct them both by his word and by his example - for

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'Eæei ðè xai &vaqéaerv èôer æpòç cò Bu(óvtr,ov, &re xai ú1ç

oo &pryf1çøôcQ iiàA æpòçæê,puç ioúor¡ç, æpooel0òv rQ ri1ír¡ er3Xóç

ce ìy{tco cùç êxeívou ouvoàoræópouç },aBeîv xcrì æepì coõ ¡rì¡).í¡0n õoOflvcr ¡.r,errì c4v rivcrXópr¡or,v åxOó¡rcoç i¡fíou' é àé,('AIlù d Tr, gr¡oí, cù¡v Bcrorleúouocv vûv orix ö$e6 e:ur, ^ç&.p

oe cõv'Eonepícov ü.gyew é Oeòc Boúlecar.> 'O ¡rèv eipqxev,

os é òè {ç éDoû &,pl&pevoçxøì iiõ4 æepi cr¡v Ariproav öv êæíocou

r,ì eip4¡.r,éva æ<í).r,v åæcrvróv' TpóFFcr 1ùp Baorfu,xòv eü0éor6

xccalcrBòv ctpcrtr¡1eiv aritòv cflç coõ lléloæoç xei üpyelèyeqoríver,.

60. "A(ra ¡rèv xcrì raõca 0auprí(erv' { òé 1e æepì c{ç Kpú"t¡çeüroû æpocr1ópeu66 oriÐè ¡rcrxglv ê,auw &æ¡ocíaç, xukotæollì¡väXouoa

"n, pop-æõoøv tiì,{0erav' q¡eôov 1ùp eíæoot npórepov

ypívotç æpo),é1er æepì arleflç, ö'ct æ riì,óoeccr¡ xaì åni rívoçs f¡ ö),coorç 'éoran, oüto: xa0crptñç eiæóv, <<'P<o¡ravòç Kpf¡c4v

Xerpoútar'> ê,æei ôè 'Popavòç fiv é æpeoBúcepoç 16æ ùyBaor),eíav òréæov, öre teita æcp' crr3toõ æAo4y6pevro, æuOo-

pévou rwòç t(sv æapívrcov, ei oõtó6 Ê,cctv é vúv Baorì,eúo:v,uOüX oücoç, eiæev, &II' írepoç.>>

61. fuvÍ¡ trç tróv èærgcrvõv r71ç rc6)'eaç @aBOv vóoc¿r æepr-

æíæ'cr;. òervfl' caír4çtotlapoõv é rivì¡p ¡so)J,à tõv Xp4¡lúccoveiç icrtpoùç rivøIóocrç c4v pèv oüoíav ðBla{ev, òge}.float àè

raúcr¡v oúòèv íoXuoev. "O0ev èoX*rtcoúto4 èIæiç é toû Oeoõ

s ðiv0pcoæoç 'çívere¡ ôç &),1oõvtt cQ rivòpi xcri òeo¡révq.u 0ep¡rtõ6

o.rvc).AÍ¡ocç ròv ¡rovcXòv ågóver flalxpútlov, <Kcì cotco õ{,ëgr¡, ).aBóv,> ì,4xú0tóv c òeíEqç ålaíou æì,flpe6, <tær0l æpòç

coõàe coõ rivòpò6 tr¡v'¡rvalxa xaì eritþ xeOótrou ;¿epoìv iàícrrç

Xpioov ariròç ðrtì ¡;pvoú coú oó¡rccoç.) 'O àè ¡.taôèv òtcrxpr-

ro 0eíç, <iæ),óø¡cr 1ùp xaì rciíç èxeívov íiOeot coî6 yp1ttútç èxe'

xôop4ro, &neto¿æpòç coùç òe40éwcç' xùxeivottcpõ>rø. ¡rèv qvrigì¡v èàug¿épawov, &xóo¡rou æ6 np&yltacoç vo¡rto0évcoç,

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forgotten afte¡ his departure. Luke replied, ,.But you are not to seethe Queen of Cities now, for God still wants you to rule the West.,,*He finished speaking and the other set out on his journey, but whenhe was near Larissa, and was reflecting on what

"rr"¿ ¡á ,"iJ, rr"was made to believe it, for there he reãeived a royar letter naminghim general and ruler of the land of pelops.

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60. These things are indeed a source ofwonder, but his proph_ecy_ concerning Crete almost provokes disbelief,

"n"o thorrgi ii i,

well attested, for nearly twenty years earlier he made "

pr"ãi.,io'that it would be conquered and under whom th"

"ooqoert would

take place: he said clearly, ,,Romanos will subdue Crete.,, But sinceRomanos the elder* was ruring rhe empire at the time of hi, pr"ã1.-tion, someone asked him if this meani the one who was cuirentryruling and he said, "Not this one, but another one.,'

61. A certain woman who was one of the distinguished citizensof the city of rhebes was afflicted by a terrible sicikness. Her hus-band spent much of his money on doãtors, depleting his wealth, butwas unable to help her at ar. Their rast hope was the man of Godwho sympathized with the man who was suffering and entreatinghim so fervently. calling the monk pankratios* ã"d indicatiog-aþ full of oil, he said to him, ..Take this and go to this ,o"o'.

'n"if"and with your own hands anoint her all over upon her naked body.,'To this hemade no reply - for he was adorned with simplicity and

is good character - and he travelled to those who had made thentreaty. At first they were annoyed at the idea that he would touch

, for_it seemed inappropriate, but then bearing in mind who hadan the order, they followed those injunctions out of necessity

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'éæetcu xai ròv xEtreúocwa öotr,ç eiq ¡rì¡&pooõweç xai aritoíçvópoq eye"ftTæer0ó¡revot xaccrôéXowar rilv lenouplíav. Xpíercorlapoõv crritì¡v ô fIa"çxp&noç riæò xegalflç ðiX¡rr æo8riv,

, A- r, I t I - \ (\ ( - s ,euîeru(Ðç eÐ(av 1Edî,poç ewo^dtç xdt u¿oç uæqxo{ç Òetxvúl¿evo6.

Kaiðpø oioç é cflç eriæer,0eíuçxa.pæ6ç. &æewt paàè ¡réXpr tflç),ercflç èwoíaç éæò c{ç &gfiç èxeívou BIcrBeiç roû oó¡ratoç.öpcr òè xcì r4v òúvcpw cflç cóv òe4Oéworv æíotaoç. &ßotíïecü,rì¡v vóoov ¡rerù cr¡v Xpïorv er30ùç f¡ pvi¡ þÇov riæoòu0eioa

raúcr¡v ii rù [pútla.

62. Kaì roõco òè ticèoX&tnccoû rivôpòç &na0eía,ço5pBo),ov&xgtþê.ç, cò zai yivafì æoì,ltíxrç å11óç æou orpa0euò{cto,v:ud.,

oiítco òì¡ ou¡rrceoóv, ¡r4ðè BpaXeía,ç aiaïêaïøl B).úBaç fl æpoo-

Bo).ì¡v póv¡v lolto¡roú zrepaòéfao0u. Eiprye 1ùp é aritó6 ¡rorlIa'çxp&rnç, öc or.rví¡0oç rQ æatpì gcùvñç &vco0ev lvo¡rév4çègóàou Xúpw ê0võv, öcue rupõ>cw aùcòv ærívt<ov úæoXcopoõwc

xp6æ'ceo0ar, gerôol cfl6 crñv nl4oroXópcov ti).óoecoç, xaOòçcrriròç ê,xeÎvo ç eiæev èpcoc40eíç' xcrì 1ùp óç æpogÍ¡q¡ npooeiXov

&æaweç xuí, ei pi¡ æpõcov crütòv eiôov eiç gu1ì¡v xlívcrwcr,orlòeiç õ).oç ccóv ëp1o:v \ t\ç oixíaç &gía:uaæ, &),Iù æepr-

egpóvouv é6 cþeuòfl cì¡v &.¡1elíav xai úy,èç oúôèv äXouoav.m- - J a, , t - tI f¡ç g(J)v4ç ouv ouf(,) TevoFev7¡ç xctr guT0 'tcoÍe xp\6epev(Ðv

ipõr, å¡roû ce cQ æcrtpì or,rvówoç xai oæi¡leróv cr, &¡rgorépcov

riæel0ó',rucov ó¡roõ, ¡rvcrixe6 &Ió¡revar òúo æpòç {¡rõç ËpXowcrr,

{).íou iiàa xlívavcoç æpòç òuo¡rúç, äç é ædîrlp oi>cceípd.ç, èæei

æpòç tfl gu1fr xcri Xer¡ròv fiv, or3x äpo àelv &ruo0elo0crr, äÀùpe0' {põv te eíoeàéX04oav :trri æpovoíaç xarù cò å1Xopoúv

i¡[ó04oav. 'Eæeì ôè xaì ü¡wou xarpò6 ñv, it õç tQ évi ¡réperàoúç, é.aucòv ôè æpòç 0ðicepov &vax).ívaç, ¡réoov riæolerg0flvcrr

re(tta,ç ò¡ù rò t|lúXoç bcêrpeþe, xaì òrfllOev oütorç óç ¡.r4cpiæú4è"¡yíÇcry iì óc lí0o¡v trvõv iifu).cov æd.pexe4têvtov, ¡rqàèì,o1ro¡roú ttvòç critòv oapxtxoÍ ¡rqôólcoç Èælôpa¡r,ówoç' æapù,

coooúcov riæ).óc4ç re xci &n&ïaø., còv èæì 1flç &11elov oia

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and accepted the service. Then Pankratios anointed her from headto foot, yielding obediently to the commands of the father and show-

from above came to the father concerning invasions of the heathens,so that he was the first of all to withdraw into hiding out of concernfor the capture of his neighbors - as he himserf said when he was

when we had fled, and I was with the father and the two of us hadtaken refuge in a certain cave* together, two wandering Ìvomen cameto us as the sun was about to set. The father had pity on them, sincethey were in flight and it was also winter, and he did not think itwas right to drive them away; so they were taken in with us andthey were granted as much attention as was permissible. When itwas time for sleep, he assigned me to one side and himserf recrinedon the other, and the women were allowed to lie in the middle onaccount of the cold; the night was spent thus as if a child were closeto its mother or as if stones or wood were lying side by side, forno fleshly thought entered into him at all.,' To such an extent didsimplicity and lack of passion embrace like a mother this earthly

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èæfilaæ, ËBòo¡rov èv arhQ òrcvúocç i:uoç æpoí..ç'tro pèv d¡vpuxapíav ariroû ce).eutdv ðæi 0úparç oüocv, pópr¡rov òètaúrr¡v turêo"cqoev oriòeví, riD.,ìr npoe).0òv {6 xé}J.r¡ç ó¡c èæír¡ rõv &va.çxøíov xø;i æã.ct gíÀorç, 1eícoor xaì lvcooroTçæapcrBrí).).ov, ouwcooó ¡.tev6ç "ce xai &oæa(ó¡.r,evoç éxdorouye(h1, öp¡lo.ra, æpóatirnov, <EüXeo0e, &òe).goí, ígaocev, úæèp

è¡roû, eöXeo0e' ö84),ov 1ùp tò lo¡æòv ei xaì Blé<for¡.tev til-l{).ouç.> Eíça æ&v"caç o[ítco zceprel0ówcr xcri eiç rò écucoúxe).ìíov êæavE),Oówa ròv ðolov, rpú4 êntÇí¡aewø. úvo4, np6na¡rèv vóooç cq ünéàpa¡re pa)'urí¡- ogoòpotépou òè ii8r¡ roûnupecoú æpooBú).).ovcoç, èæeì ó.¡òór¡ æapfr),0ev ñ..êpo, ò¡).oçxurêo:r1æd,or roõ oó¡.r,crcoç Xtopr(ó¡revo6 xai æpòç 0eóv, övì¡.çam1oe, æopeuó¡revoç. örep ¡ra0óvtaç toùç rrìç xúxlq xcbgølçoixoûvrcrç, xu,írot ogoôpoû toõ Xer¡.r,<õvoç övcoç xaì. yl6voç<i¡ru0í¡cou xeraæecoitan¡ç, óç oXeòòv xøì éôoùç &Búcouç xaìoixíaç rivexBúcouç 1evéo0ar, ð¡.r,oç or3òèv èxeívovç cfiç npòçaôùv èæê,oAe æopeíø.ç, ri).Ìù æavò4pei æ&v"ceç ouvéppeov xcìæap' að"cQ péygr, xa,ì. èw&rqç 6paç napêçtEvov oüre Wogñçoü0' riæoocpog¡ç il.coç ¡rví¡p4v æor,oú¡revor, ô).1' íorcvcoæ&weç cútQ æpooéXoweç xaì ö{rv èxeívqv cì¡v i}.apùv B).é-itovteç xaì go:vflç gllt<Íu¡ç &xo,Sew xcri ló1ov èq¿dcov xøìeúX{ç g.ecala^¡¡d:vew èær,0u¡.r.otvceç xcri úæoocflvar ròv XCÐpr-o¡ròv oú gê.poweç, toõcov ú.i,ç, gqpí, còv &æò cflç xlívr¡ç,óoce toõ ópdv arltòv rige¡révouç ê,nave),O¿iv oíæaòe. 'Eæeí cor

1e coû åa¡útou 1e xaì ¡r.etù Oúvccov Xa>ptopoú o'ícv È,xeîvor

cav æ).apv èàéXowo xø;ì.ïnroçarltoû Xópw'éæeoyov c,ìç <|uXùç

èx "cõ>v òcrxpúcov, &,nep &,æaxti xarêppeov, r5æecl¡¡rarvov' Ëcoç

&oæcroó¡revoç n&.vr,aç èrevl&pevíç te tò &1cr0ù xai ðíxovcag&.g\xe loepòv o"cêvovraç xaì Bcrpéoç æcOcrvo¡révouç. Toû:rpeoBucépou ¡réwor f p41opíou æpoo¡Évowoç, rnrv0óveccr æcp'aritoú còv xcrpòv é ¡ré1aç, toõ Eè æpòç òuo¡.r,,Ì ç eiæóvcoç eivatcòv ii).r,ov, 1voùç êxeivoç xcri é,eutòv iiÐq còv xa),òv &,orêpaxøcaàuó¡r.evov, <<'Aæeì,0óv, ).é1er,, cùç åorcepíouç óç r&7oç

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seven years he knew in advance that his blessed death was at thedoor. He made this known to no one, but went forth from his cell

went by.* At first a certain mild sickness afflicted him; then he wasattacked by a more severe fever. When the eighth day came, it wasclear to all that he was leaving the body and going to God whomhe loved. when those who dwelt in the villages round about learnedthis, even though there was a terrible storm and indescribable snowwas falling, so that the roads were nearly impassable and the peo_ple housebound, nevertheless, nothing could prevent them fìomtraveling to see him. All of them gathered together and remainedby him until the ninth hour,* payrng no attention to food or to re-turning home; they all stood attentively looking at his gentle face,hoping to hear his beloved voice and last wo¡ds and to receive hisblessing. lndeed they were unabbed, and to srop looking at himthe blow ofthe final separation,which flowed without ceasing showed how their souls suffered onhis accounq finally, kissing all of them and praying for good things,he dismissed them, even though they were reluctant, groaning sad-ly and profoundly grieving.

The priest Gregorios* remained, however. When the great manasked him the time and heard that it was sunset, he knew that hehimself was the fair st¿r that was setting.* ,.Go and say promptlythe evening prayers," he said, and Gregorios did this and then-de-cided to inquire about an important matter: he asked him whereafter his death he would prefer to be buried. Bur he took this badly,saying, "What! Are you not ashamed to be so clearþ ignorant aboutthis? You must bind a cord around my feet* and throw me into oneof the ravines; if I am useful for no other purpose, I will be foodfor wild beasts." Undaunted, the priest again asked rather urgently

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tiæóòoç er3Xóç.> 'O òè æ).4póocç cò xe),euo0év, ëæer.cc òoxõvæepí rou tõv &ve1xaíov æuvOúveo0ar, æoû ¡retù 0úvatovi¡póccr gíÀov crürQ xerece9llver còv ôè òuc¡epõç æpòç cotcoàrøteOévca, <Tí òaí; Oüx aioXúv1, e&veq oagìç &1vooûvcagøíveo0ar æepì coúcou, öcr òei c¡orvíov êxôúoavca rõv æoòrõv

o ift "cwú. ¡re cõv gapú11cov xaccBc),eiv , ei æpòç ¡r4òèv &lloXpí¡or¡rov, ril),' oõv ppõpo roiç 0r¡píoq Èoó¡.r,evov;> Toõ æpe-

oBucépou ôè npòç taûra ¡r4òèv üæoòeôo¡xótoç, &).1ù æepi cflçragñç xcri aüOrç ¡raOe.-v rifroõwoç ¡ró).a 0epp<õç, c5ç xat òúzpuacolç ),ó1orç ou¡ræpoïévør (íi0ele 1ùp ¡rAõè ¡rerù Oóvatov æcrpù

s d¡v ê,xeívou pó¡rr¡v æoreív èxeivoç ¡raàév), <Tòv r6nov, èv

Qxec&xe¡tcr, g4oív, &vogitlaç, æIív0ouç ðærùç eripí¡oerç, &ç

òrctpcrç xaì còv Xrñpov peqíoç grloxclfocç, &æoòoõver, ròv

Xoõv cQ Xot gpówtoov' e¡'rq cùç æIív0ouçrfièntgevetq æo;pd,lïeç

úç tñç ¡réIler fùp rQ 0eQ, 9r¡oí, Ió1orç oiç eúròç oiàev

o &ppí¡corç òoËóoa¡ ròv róæov, öXpr 1oúv xci cfr6 orvce),eícç,r).í¡0ouç crõv æ¡occõv èwaû0c¡ orvepXo¡révov xai tò È,xeívou

0elov övo¡.rcr ào[a(óvcov.> Oütcoç eínòv xcri &orccro&¡revoç

ariróv æ xuì. coùç orv erlcQ xaì releuraiov r5rloû toùç ðg0crl-

¡roùç ôrópaç xeí, <<Eiçyeþ&, oov, x(tpw, cò æveû¡rú ¡rou ncpc-s cíOr¡¡.r.r> èæetnciv, cz¡v ¡lcrxapíev &gfixe {rxiu, toiç ¡.1èv õv

""ê.*næo),ù cò æêvïoçxaceltæóv, coù6 òè oiç oivfl).0e XupA-ç

æ&a\ç x.cì er3gpoorv46 æeæIqpcoxó6, põIlov Ðè æai coúcolçæpoa0í¡ry1evó¡levo6 ¡trri civ ð*étorl1pì¡ Eraleíæcov coõ o¡veivcræveu¡raclxõç xaì oicr rêxvov nerpwí'>ç xí¡òeoOar.

65. "Eo0ev òè roùç èv letcóvcov y<r,pírø.ç ¡leraxcì,eoó¡revoçô æpeoBútepoç ròv tônov æ àropútter xeì óç oióv ce xoo¡rel¡6v æ orví¡04 xavóva èææe\éaeçtò [epòv åv crr3cQ xcrtatí0r¡otoõ¡ra, oióv ttva æloûcov où gelÐokóç oliôè prxpo).ó1oç ôç

s ë,aurQ ¡.róvrg xeloOsr ròv 04oaupòv, &),1' riotE tcolvì¡v eíval

toiç grloX¡líocorç &æó).cuorv' eiccr tùç æ),ívOouç &vcoOev fiæpooet&yqxerøttgoodrtlevoç, tò ¡rèv æapòv ènì oXí¡pøco6 tò

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for instructions about his burial, even adding tears to his words,for he wanted to do nothing contrary to the wishes of this man evenafter his death. He said, "You will find fired bricks when you digout the spot where I am lying. Lifting these out and beautifyingthe place in a modest fashion take care to give dust to dust;* ihenarrange the bricks on the surface of the earth, for God will bringglory to this place through the mysterious reasons which He Him-self knows, until the end of the world, as crowds of believers cometogether here praising His divine name." After speaking thus andkissing him and those with him and lifting up his eyes for the lasttime, he said, "Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commit my spirit,,'* andhe released his blessed soul. To those from whom he departed heleft much grief, but to those whom he joined* he brought the fullnessof all joy and happiness - o¡ rather he increased their numbers

- and he did not deny those from whom he departed a spirituaÌassociation with him and the care that a father gives his children.

65. At dawn the priest called the villagers from the neighbor-hood and, digging out the spot and embellishing it as best he could,completed the customary service; and he placed the sacred bodyin it as if it were great wealth, not in a mean or stingy way, as ifthe treasure were laid up for himself alone, but as a common sourceof enjoyment for those who love Christ. Then,laying the bricks aboveas he had been instructed, he left the pavement in that fashion for

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æapel0ouocõv ipepõv, iitrrov É þg0upícr6 1ívercrr i 1rrrnl *icñç o'xaòe gepoúcr¡ç &wteøn luær¡p<óç, rflç cõv ré¡oo¡v &æe),-

zs æíoaoq,ïepeneíaç or3òèv ¡réwor rflç &vcrBolflç aíttov, öcr ¡ldcò cïvófrov éaucflç ëî,e1e 1e1evflo0ct xrrtù æoIIì¡v crüt4 ¡.r.e-tprogpoorw¡v. Ârò xai æcrpcròofou ø ¡7ó,vettflç coú ri1íou X¡r4-atót4roç' ôi¡ra 1ùp úiç oíxíø,ç èæêBA xaì coù6 æaîôe6 åópcréna-ç toùç æóòaç xcri ocepe¡.lvíou6 xni líarl riogcrlõ6 Bcívowcrç.

so Toõco OrÍ¡rBouç ¡tèv æ&waç, qv ¡r4répc òè xai {àovflç äæI4oexcì ò<Íxpua npúet 0ep¡^tù cñc æpòç ròv erlep1éc4v eü2¿cprocíaç,&vríïera tõv ðíll<ov, g4¡rí, ôaxpú<ov, rÍrv {gíer, cò np6æpov,gíÀou6 ce &pa xai or1-yeveíç orlxaléoaoc, æorvoùç ü¡rvou6 æcìgovì¡v eúgpoorw¡g &vêæepæe ce 0ee.

71. Tphq æ<Í),rv è¡ci ra(tcutç ægo Ç eíXe

Xclenòv xei òuoíarov \r&aa, xai go,¡ê-Stt4t-tÃÒcnvdv aúro æcu,Òe6 úcrporv olõco¡ rfi èxgúoeo4 &1prórr¡tr ler¡.xai &æò coû rónov, èv rþæep {v, å},eerw¡v

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ro toû ri1íou gorc4oeoat&,gov zaì roõro pèv &æò toû èIaíou rfl6èxeÍoe gcoraloloõ, roúto òè xqì cõv voríôa¡v cflç cr,¡.r.ía6 oopoõIcr¡rBúvouoc xaì cò æ&,oyov &leígouocr pépoç àúxpuó re æo),Ià

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For that reason she received the unexpected goodness of the saint:when she reached home, she saw that her chilãren's feet were heal-ed and alked very securely. This filledall with er with pi"".rrr., and she shedfervent efactor - I think, the counter-part of the other tears which she shed earlier. she called in her friendsand relatives, and they joined in singing hy-* as she raised a joyousvoice* to God.

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her. she tried countless medical treatments but found no ¡elief atall and realized that she had lost the opportunity for swift healing.Finally, going into rhe tomb of the holy one she took some oil fromthe lamp that was there and some moisture from the venerabre tomband anointed the suffering spot. shedding many tears on the sacredtomb, for many days she did not ask for healing but on the eighthday she was totally freed from he¡ suffering, and the skin o'h",face was pure, without even a small trace of her former misfortuneto be seen.

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