St. Baradates
Baradates, Hermit
Also known as Baradatus
Feast day: February 22
Death: 460
Hermit of Cyrrhus, Syria, a counselor of Byzantine Emperor Leo I. Baradates lived a solitary existence of penance and austerity. He was consulted by Emperor Leo I concerning the Council of Chalcedon.
Theodoret praises the Syrian hermit, Saint Baradates, whom he calls, "the admirable." Baradates lived in a hut made of wooden trellis, leaving it open to the weather. Like other desert solitaries, he clothed himself in the skins of wild animals and punished his body. Detachment from the needs of his body permitted him to place himself continually in the presence of God. By constant prayer he gained wisdom and knowledge of heavenly things. Emperor Leo I of Constantinople wrote to Baradates to consult with him about the council of Chalcedon. Although preferring his eremitical life, when ordered by the patriarch of Antioch to leave it, he obeyed readily. The zeal and divine grace supported his weak constitution
Baradates, Hermit
Also known as Baradatus
Feast day: February 22
Death: 460
Hermit of Cyrrhus, Syria, a counselor of Byzantine Emperor Leo I. Baradates lived a solitary existence of penance and austerity. He was consulted by Emperor Leo I concerning the Council of Chalcedon.
Theodoret praises the Syrian hermit, Saint Baradates, whom he calls, "the admirable." Baradates lived in a hut made of wooden trellis, leaving it open to the weather. Like other desert solitaries, he clothed himself in the skins of wild animals and punished his body. Detachment from the needs of his body permitted him to place himself continually in the presence of God. By constant prayer he gained wisdom and knowledge of heavenly things. Emperor Leo I of Constantinople wrote to Baradates to consult with him about the council of Chalcedon. Although preferring his eremitical life, when ordered by the patriarch of Antioch to leave it, he obeyed readily. The zeal and divine grace supported his weak constitution
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