Mar. 31 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Apr. 2
St. Procopius of Sázava.
St. Abraham of Bulgaria.
St. Barsanuphius of Optina.
Mary of Egypt
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Mary of Egypt would have been an Egyptian grazer saint dwelling in Palestine during Late antiquity or the Early Middle Ages. She is highly venerated as a Desert Mother in the Eastern Orthodox and Coptic Churches. The Catholic Church commemorates her as a patron saint of penitents.
Icon of Mary of Egypt being handed a cloak by Zosimas, French, 15th century (British Library)
The Temple of Portunus, Rome, was preserved by being rededicated to Santa Maria Egiziaca in 872.
Marie of Egypt (Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois).