Saint Hesychius
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Saint Hesychius is the name of several saints. The most notable are:
Saints named Hesychius
- Saint Hesychius of Jerusalem (died c. 451 AD) — Priest and biblical commentator at Jerusalem; wrote extensive commentaries on Leviticus and the Psalms; one of the most prolific Scripture commentators of the 5th-century Eastern Church; feast March 28
- Saint Hesychius the Solitary (c. 4th–6th century) — Egyptian desert monk associated with the hesychast tradition of inner prayer; his On Watchfulness and Holiness (Peri Nēpseōs) is preserved in the Philokalia; feast October 3
- Saint Hesychius of Antioch (died c. 303 AD) — Soldier-martyr at Antioch during the Diocletianic Persecution; feast November 18
- Saint Hesychius of Dorostorum (died c. 298 AD) — Roman soldier martyred at Dorostorum (modern Silistra, Bulgaria); feast June 15
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