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title: "St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch: Feast Day January 11 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodosius-the-cenobiarch/
description: "St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Abbot. Remembered on January 11, died c. 529. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbot · Remembered on January 11

# St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch

St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch is remembered on January 11 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [January 11](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/#11) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 529 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, January 11, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodosius-the-cenobiarch/#calendar) |

## Life

A Cappadocian monk in the Judean desert whose monastery grew into a city of prayer with hospitals for the sick, the aged, and the mentally afflicted — the first of their kind — and who defied an emperor’s heresy in extreme old age.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, January 11, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/01/11/) | Monday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Hebrews 1:1-6 · Psalm 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 · Mark 1:15 · Mark 1:14-20 |
| [Tuesday, January 11, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/01/11/) | Tuesday of the First Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 1 Samuel 1:9-20 · 1 Samuel 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd · See 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Mark 1:21-28 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[January 10 St. Gregory of Nyssa](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-gregory-of-nyssa/) [January 12 St. Marguerite Bourgeoys](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-marguerite-bourgeoys/)

[All the saints of January](https://blessbible.app/saints/january/) [Born on January 11?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#01-11) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch

Remembered on January 11

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodosius-the-cenobiarch/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-theodosius-the-cenobiarch/#calendar)

In the app

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