Saint Nonnus

Saint Nonnus

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According to Christian tradition, Saint Nonnus is the name of the bishop who converted Saint Pelagia, a former courtesan, through his preaching and prayer. According to James, a deacon of the church of Heliopolis, Nonnus "was a very great man, a perfect monk, who, by reason of his virtuous life, was taken from his Monastery of Tabenna and made a bishop [of Heliopolis] ." [http://www.chrysostompress.org/collection/1008_pelagia/]

Nonnus was more than just a legendary figure: he is known to have been a bishop of Edessa and is recorded as having attended the Council of Chalcedon in 451. [http://www.austindiocese.org/newsletter_article_view.php?id=887]

External links

* [http://www.chrysostompress.org/collection/1008_pelagia/ The Life of Our Holy Mother Pelagia]


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