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- Forefeast of the Annunciation
- Saint Zacharias the Recluse of Egypt (4th c.)
- His father, Carion the Egyptian, forsook his family to become a
monk, taking Zacharias with him. Though very young, Zacharias
manifested gifts of grace rarely seen among the elders of Sketis. Abba
Moses once asked him, 'What does it mean to be a monk?', to which
Zacharias replied by taking off his hat and treading it underfoot,
saying 'If a man be not so broken, he cannot be a monk.' After shining
as a great light among the holy monks of Scetis, he reposed at a young
age.
source: http://www.abbamoses.com
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