St. Theodosios the Cenobiarch

January 11: St. Theodosios the Cenobiarch

This Saint had Cappadocia as his homeland. He lived during the years of Leo of Thrace, who reigned from 457 to 474.

The Saint established in the Holy Land a great communal monastery, wherein he was the shepherd of many monks.

While Saint Sabbas was the head of the hermits of Palestine, Saint Theodosius was governor of those living the cenobitic life, for which reason he is called the Cenobiarch.

Cenobitic is the name associated with the monastic tradition that emphases regulated community life, that is, in which the monks live together under a set of rules established by the ruling abbot. The opposite style of monasticism is called eremitic, in which monks live in isolation as hermits.

Having lived for 103 years, he reposed in peace.

References:
Righteous Theodosios the Cenobiarch. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese.
Cenobitic. OrthodoxWiki.
Iconogram.