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Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Anastasius of Sinai''' (also ''Anastasios'' or ''Anastasius Sinaita'') is a 7th century [[saint]] who left the world and everything in it.  He is considered one of the Greek [[Church Fathers|Fathers of the Church]].  St. Anastasius is commemorated on [[April 20]] and along with his fellow ascetics each [[Bright Week|Bright Wednesday]], the [[Synaxis]] of the Monastic Fathers of [[Sinai]].  Another saint called "Anastasius of Sinai" was Patriarch Anastasius I of Antioch who is also commemorated on April 20.

He took up his [[cross]] according to the Lord's commandment, was [[tonsure]]d, and became a [[monk]], following the Lord willingly. He became a lover of the greatest struggles for virtue. He went to [[Jerusalem]] and, after he had venerated the saints and the [[venerable]] places, he came to Mount Sinai. There Anastasius found a group of monks who led a strict [[ascetic]] life, so he stayed and submitted himself to them as a servant. Thus he became very [[Humility|humble]] and received from God gifts of knowledge and great wisdom, through which he wrote the lives of [[Church Fathers|holy fathers]] and composed edifying [[sermon]]s. Anastasius eventually became [[abbot]] of the whole ascetic community at Sinai. He departed to the Lord full of years.