Thalelæus
Saint Thalelæus was a 5th-century Syrian hermit known for continuous weeping. His feast day is 27 February.
Life
Saint Thalelæus was born in Cilicia in Asia Minor.He was ordained as a presbyter in the monastery of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified.
He later moved to a graveyard beside a run-down pagan temple in Syria near Gabala, where he lived in a tent.
Travellers passing by were afraid of the unclean spirits that haunted the place.
The monk lived alone, praying day and night, and eventually drove away the demons.
He built himself a tiny cramped hut where he lived for another ten years.
Through his example and miracles he made many converts, who built a church in place of the pagan temple.
He died about 460.