Vita Euthymii

Ibid., cols. 952-53 cf. Vita Euthymii, pp. 25-26, where Euthymios (fifth century) did not want to allow three young monks to join his lavra because of their age. It is clear from the account that Euthymios was concerned about sexual temptations. 

Late fourth century / boy / episcopal school Vita Euthymii, pp. 8-13 / saint s life (central figure)... 

Vita Euthymii. Kyrillos von Skythopolis Leben des Euthymios. Edited by Eduard Schwartz. Texte und Untersuchungen 49, no. 2 (1939) 2-85. 

The Vita dementis also provides a possible solution to the puzzle of why Byzantine sources so often describe independent xenones and xen-odocheia, but rarely mention independent orphanages. Early Christian texts frequently stressed that bishops were responsible for orphan care. The third-century Didascalia Apostolorum implied that such care ranked first among the philanthropic duties of the bishop and his community. When a private person such as Sophia estabUshed an orphanage and provided it with an endowment, the local bishop soon assumed responsibility over the institution, especially since the bishop and the episcopal church could use the services of the older orphans as acolytes, lectors, or singers in a children s choir. The fifth-century Vita Sancti Euthymii has preserved a detailed description of such an episcopal school for boys including orphans. 

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