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- The Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu (4th – 5th c.)
- The Holy Fathers at Mount Sinai lived in the
wilderness around the holy mountain before the Emperor Justinian built
the famous Monastery there in 527. The brethren were attacked by a band
of Saracen barbarians who massacred Doulas, the superior of the
community, and most of the other monks. They only stopped when a pillar
of fire rose to the sky from the summit of Sinai, causing them to flee
in fear.
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The Forty-three Holy Fathers at Raithu were
massacred on December 22, but are commemorated together with the fathers
of Sinai. They lived the monastic life on the shores of the Red Sea.
One day about three hundred Ethiopian barbarians raided the area,
killing many Christians and enslaving their wives and children. They
attacked the church at Raithu, where forty-three fathers had taken
shelter. Their abbot Paul enjoined them to persist in prayer to the
end, putting no stock in the passing life of this world, which they had
renounced when they came to the desert. No sooner had he finished his
prayer than the barbarians broke in, slaughtering all the monks but one,
who escaped to bring news of the attack to Mt Sinai. When the
barbarians returned to their ships they found that the Christians had
run their vessels onto the rocks. Enraged, they killed all their
prisoners. They themselves were massacred by a band of armed Christians
who arrived soon afterward.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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