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Auxentius of Bithynia was a hermit born circa AD 400 in Syria and died February 14 473 on Mount Scopas.Auxentius was in the Equestrian Guard of Roman Emperor Theodosius II but left to become a solitary monk on Mount Oxia near Constantinople. He was accused of heresy but was exonerated at the Council of Chalcedon. Afterward he returned to his hermitage atop Mount Scopas in Bithynia not far from Chalcedon.

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birth date
0400-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
0473-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

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