Event Factoid: After spending five years with Paul,Mare exceeded his
teacher in prayer, asceticism, and moderation. Many criticized Mare for the severity
of his practices.
Sources:
E. W Brooks, trans.,Lives of the Eastern Saints II,Patrologia Orientalis 18.4 (1924), https://archive.org/stream/patrologiaorient18pariuoft#page/n521/mode/2up, p: 628.