(Saint Mary via Wikimedia Commons)
-Mary the Egyptian lived in a desert for 47 years
-A monk named Zosimus went through a desert to find holy fathers
-The monk came across Mary the Egyptian and she had black all over her body
-When Mary spotted the monk, she fled and he chased her
-Zosimus was surprised that Mary even knew who he was
-Mary began praying
-She was lifted about a foot or so off of the ground
-The religious monk thinks she is being possessed by an evil spirit
-However, she is actually holy
-She explains her life story to Zosimus
-She lived on three loaves of bread in the past 17 years of penance in the desert
-She was nourished and kept alive by the word of God
Bibliography: "Saint Mary of Egypt" from the Golden Legend; link to the reading online
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