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[[Image:Arsenius the Great.jpg|right|frame|Saint Arsenius the Great<br>([[Protaton]], [[Mount Athos]])]]
Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''Arsenius the Deacon''', sometimes known as '''Arsenius of Scetis and Turah''', '''Arsenius the Roman''' or '''Arsenius the Great''', was a Roman imperial tutor who became an [[anchorite]] in Egypt, one of the most highly regarded of the [[Desert Fathers]], whose teachings were greatly influential on the development of [[asceticism]] and the contemplative life. He is commamorated by the Church on [[May 8]].