St Epiphanius, Bishop of Salamina Commemorated on May 12th St Epiphanius was born around AD 315 in Palestine, to Jewish parents. He received a good education, which developed his zeal for studying the Holy Scriptures. One day he passed by a Christian monk who had taken off his garment to give to a poor man. A brilliant white light from heaven covered the monk, at which Epiphanius fell to his knees begging the monk to baptise him. Epiphanius became a Christian, left the world behind him and became a disciple of the holy ascetic St Hilarion.  He began a life [...]