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St. Olympias the Deaconess
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St. Olympias the Deaconess

c. 368–408 · Constantinople · Feast July 25

Olympias was an orphaned heiress of Constantinople, widowed young. She refused to remarry, was ordained a deaconess, and spent her fortune on the poor, the sick and exiled clergy. She was St. John Chrysostom’s closest supporter, and when he was exiled she was fined and banished too. Seventeen of his letters to her survive.

  • Feast: July 25 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: c. 368–408
  • Place: Constantinople
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