Commemorated on February 22
Saint Limnaeus began his efforts under the guidance of St Thalassius
and dwelt with him for a sufficient time to acquire the virtues of his
teacher: simplicity of manner, gentleness and humility. Then St Limnaeus
joined St Maron (February 14).
On a hill he built a small stone
enclosure without a roof, and through a small aperture, he conversed
with those who came to see him. His heart was full of compassion for
people. Wanting to help all the destitute, he built a wanderers’ home on
the hillside with the help of his admirers, a dwelling for the poor and
the crippled, and he fed them with what pious people brought him.
The
holy ascetic even sacrificed his own quiet and solitude for these poor
brethren, and took upon himself the responsibility for for their
spiritual nourishment, inducing them to pray and glorify the Lord. For
his holy life he was granted the gift of wonderworking. He once cured
himself of a snakebite through prayer.
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