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A similarly named saint is Barsanuphius of Optina.Barsanuphius of Palestine (Italian: Barsonofio Barsanofrio Barsanorio) (died ca. 540 AD) also known as Barsanuphius of Gaza was a hermit of the sixth century. Born in Egypt he lived in absolute seclusion for fifty years and then near the monastery of Saint Seridon of Gaza in Palestine. He wrote many letters 800 of which have survived.
