ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 28th of August WELCOME! SAINT MOSES THE STRONG, DESERT FATHER Saint Moses, who lived in the 4th century, was born of sub-saharan African parentage in Abyssinia, and hence is styled the "Ethiopian Hermit." Born in slavery, he had developed such vicious inclinations that his master drove him from his household. He then became a highway robber, and, at the head of a band of brigands, was the terror of the country round the frontiers of Egypt. AT THE MONASTERY OF THE SOLITARIES AT SCETE But a miraculous conversion ensued. Touched by Divine Grace, Moses became a model of penitence, and after some time gained admittance to the monastery of the Solitaries at Scete in Lower Egypt. HIS AUSTERE LIFE AND HEAVENLY FAVOURS There, his austere life and the heavenly favours he received placed him in the first rank among the Fathers of the Desert. Theophilus , Patriarch of Alexandria, raised him to the priesthood. He died at the clos...