St. Patapius the Righteous of Thebes icon

Orthodox icon of Saint Patapius the Righteous of Thebes.

Commemorated December 8.

This Saint was from the Thebaid of Egypt and struggled many years in the wilderness. He departed for Constantinople, and having performed many miracles and healings, he reposed in peace in a mountain cave on the Gulf of Corinth, where his holy relics are found incorrupt to the present day. Referench: