{"id":118150,"date":"2026-08-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=118150"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:27:14","slug":"saints-forgotten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/pt\/saints-forgotten\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Christian Saints the World Had Forgotten"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:50%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:59.86328125%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:64.74609375%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:63.794871794872%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:62.79296875%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.34765625%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church honors and remembers countless saints. In fact, pick any day of the year, and you&rsquo;ll find it&rsquo;s a feast day of at least two saints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At some point, some heroes of faith slip from the <strong>collective memory<\/strong> and end up forgotten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But let&rsquo;s not toss their wisdom aside! Let&rsquo;s explore their lives and the <strong>strength of their faith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Saint Isidora of Tabenna<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118220\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-960x480.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-170x85.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20512'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='512'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118220 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1024x512.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-960x480.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-2-170x85.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prayerrope.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Saint-Isidora-the-Fool-for-Christ-of-Tabennisi-Icon-Orthodox-Prayer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; prayerrope<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 4th-century Egypt, there was a woman named Isidora who saw <strong>human praise<\/strong> como <strong>destrutivo<\/strong> and toxic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She lived in a monastery in Tabenna, but instead of working to be the holiest and the most respected nun, she went the other way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isidora tied a dirty dishrag to her head and pretended to be completely <strong>simple-minded<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She played a fool on purpose because she wanted to be treated like the lowest servant in the monastery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of this, she also took on the most degrading chores, enduring the mockery of the other nuns without ever talking back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing ignorant was her way to <strong>drown her ego<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118219\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1024x613.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-960x574.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1080x646.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-170x102.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"613\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20613'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='613'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118219 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1024x613.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-960x574.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-1080x646.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3-170x102.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-3.jpg 1170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com\/roseberys\/prod\/lot_images\/xlarge\/cac2ee42-8d9e-ed11-b835-d4548b6f1f2f\/dac4270e-fc9f-ed11-9a88-6045bdd0c225.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; am-s3-bucket-assets<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all the icons depicting Saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia, he&rsquo;s <strong>cradling a baby<\/strong> in his arms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 6th century, people lived in a desperate reality when sick babies and children had little to no chances of survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stylianos was a hermit, completely withdrawn from society, but he still couldn&rsquo;t turn his back on the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He dedicated his entire life to <strong>rezar<\/strong> for children and nursing them <strong>back to health<\/strong> in his shelter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After some time, he became known as the holy man, a miracle worker who could save children&rsquo;s lives, and parents traveled for days to find him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a world that discarded the weak, Stylianos had <strong>empatia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Saint John of Ustiug<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118218\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-960x621.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1080x699.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-170x110.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20663'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='663'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118218 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1024x663.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-960x621.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-1080x699.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4-170x110.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-4.jpg 1170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stjohndc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/our-parish\/47_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; stjohndc<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saint John of Ustiug lived in the <strong>13th century Russia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was a <strong>fool-for-Christ<\/strong>, which is what the Orthodox tradition dubbed the believers who act in insane ways to prevent complacency of the people around them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the middle of a notorious Russian winter, he took his clothes off and climbed onto a<strong> church roof<\/strong> to pray!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To make matters worse, he lived in the north, and the weather conditions were so severe that they should have killed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He believed that he carried the spiritual burdens of the whole city, so he endured the pain and discomfort while the people pointed and laughed at him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Saint Gerasimos of Cephalonia<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118217\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5.jpg\" alt=\"saint icon\" class=\"wp-image-118217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5.jpg 975w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-960x612.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-170x108.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"622\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20975%20622'%3E%3Crect%20width='975'%20height='622'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"saint icon\" class=\"wp-image-118217 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5.jpg 975w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-960x612.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-5-170x108.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/80\/S%C3%A3o_Gerasimos_de_Cefal%C3%B3nia%2C_Antivouniotissa_Museum%2C_Corfu_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; upload.wikimedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No <strong>16th century<\/strong>, on the isolated Greek island of Cephalonia, Saint Gerasimos chose to devote his life to helping the mentally ill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you can imagine, <strong>mental illness<\/strong> was terribly misunderstood at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sick were often abandoned by their families, locked away, or left in the wilderness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, Saint Gerasimos didn&rsquo;t see them as monsters but as the forgotten children of God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He spent his whole life seeking them out and bringing them back to his monastery, where he fed them, washed their feet, and prayed for their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much like the other people of his time, he might have also thought these people were cursed or possessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And still, he faced their chaos and responded with <strong>care and love<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Saint Pelagia Ivanovna<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118216\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1024x643.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-960x603.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1080x678.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-170x107.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"643\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20643'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='643'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118216 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1024x643.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-960x603.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-1080x678.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6-170x107.jpg 170w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-6.jpg 1102w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgOROgATFP47w_hE3Ijr9dCLcohCvWyRKm41v9IUa0vPPQA3FfaMOd4MgCWbR6u3mGwYEPcTFeAxzm5cQzSFxMaj9tYVwUgxdsKuJslW8IeYCByj7spf-CtY_I81_YWYKXt9n0WwaqhXDTX\/s1600\/pelagia5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; blogger.googleusercontent<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 19th century, Saint Pelagia Ivanovna was a mystic who lived a <strong>brutally ascetic<\/strong> vida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of seeking any comfort, she chose to <strong>wear chains<\/strong> beneath her clothes and barely ate anything. She spent all her waking time in deep prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She saw the world of her time as <strong>infiltrated by evil<\/strong> and sought to protect it with devotion. But sadly, her sacrifice mainly went unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She willingly became a living ghost, torturing her body and soul for the good of the many who easily forgot about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Saint Thomas the Fool of Syria<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-118215\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201024%20577'%3E%3Crect%20width='1024'%20height='577'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118215 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1024x577.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/saint-christian-forgotten-belief-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/689b73b10df6cc1014baad86\/5b848bc4-2133-41f8-9692-61c65d880d93\/Saint+Thomas+the+Fool+of+Syria+.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; images.squarespace<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 6th century, Saint Thomas was looked upon as a joke by the people of his village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much like Isidora of Tabenna, he hid his holiness and his ego by acting like a complete nuisance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He behaved strangely in public and crashed social gatherings. He would often say bizarre things, so <strong>people despised him<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They mocked him endlessly, and he accepted that rather than having people praise him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foolish disguise was cleared only after he died, when people discovered he was a <strong>holy man<\/strong> walking among them!&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church honors and remembers countless saints. 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