Mary of Egypt was an Egyptian grazer saint said to have dwelled in Byzantine-era Palestine in the 5th century AD.
Mary of Egypt with her Life. Ukrainian icon, late 17th century. Liskowate village. Collection of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum of Lviv.
Saints Zosimas, Mary of Egypt, Maximus the Confessor, Macarius of Egypt, and Macarius of Alexandria. Icon, 17th century. Pantocrator. Mount Athos.
Athonite fresco Icon of 7th century Patriarch Sophronius of Jerusalem, the historical figure credited as writing the hagiography of Mary of Egypt.
Nuremberg Chronicle image of Mary of Egypt. The palm leaf refers to Mary's pilgrimage.
Zosimas of Palestine, is commemorated as a Palestinian saint. His feast day is on 4 April.
Mary of Egypt
…Ages). The hagiography The Life of Our Venerable Mother Mary of Egypt tells her life story through the framing device of an encounter with the hieromonk Zosimas of Palestine near the Jordan River, describing a debauched life of lust in which she traveled from Alexandria to Jerusalem and seduced pilgrims on their way to the…
Zosimas and Mary of Egypt