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Question 548

Is it true that St Savva didn't like women? It's a joke in Cyprus that if someone looks down on women, they are likened to St Savva.

 

Answer to Question 548

They do say that in Cyprus, but I believe it came about because pilgrims to his monastery in the Holy Land is restricted to men only so women assume that the saint must be a misogynist