Chariton the Confessor

Saint

Chariton the Confessor
A Russian Orthodox icon of St. Chariton
BornIconium, Phrygia
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church
Major shrineSille, Konya
FeastSeptember 28
PatronageKonya (Iconium)

Chariton the Confessor (Greek: Χαρίτων; mid-3rd century, Iconium, Asia Minor – c. 350, Judaean desert) was an early Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. His remembrance day is September 28.

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