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St. Didymus the seer. Didymus = Thomas = The Twin Born in 313 AD in Alexandria 4 years old, lost vision. For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God . (Psalms 38:15). He trusted & loved God He learnt all the letters of the alphabet by himself. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ST. DIDYMUS THE SEER
• Didymus = Thomas = The Twin• Born in 313 AD in Alexandria• 4 years old, lost vision
• He trusted & loved God• He learnt all the letters of the
alphabet by himself
For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.
(Psalms 38:15)
• St. Athanasius placed him as the head of the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 346AD
• He was also a good friend of the great St. Anthony, the father of the monks.
• St. Didymus wrote 48 books: 20 books on the theology and 28 commentaries on the Old Testament and the New Testament
• He departed in peace in the year 398AD
Did God give you any gifts?
“A good man out of good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.”
Matthew 12:35