ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 4th of April SAINT THEON, HERMIT Saint Theon (Theonas), a hermit near the town of Oxirinchus, now Benesh, in the Thebaid, lived for entire thirty years in constant silence. Because of his profound humility, St Theon concealed his most extensive knowledge of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman sciences and refused all conversation with men in order to occupy himself with God alone. He never ate anything cooked, just raw food; when he left his cell it was usually at nighttime. His companions in the desert were wild animals, for whom he drew water from his well, which is why his cell was often surrounded by buffalo oxen, goslings, and forest donkeys. The saint performed many miracles and was considered a prophet in the whole area. When the sick came, he just stretched out his hand through his little window. gave them the blessing and they were healed. Nothing of his penitential severity could be seen in his appearance; fo...