The Lausiac History

ELIAS

Then again Elias, a monk, dwelt in the same parts in a cave, living a life most grave and disciplined. One day when a number of brethren had come to him, for the place was on the main road, he ran short of bread. And he assured us : " Dismayed at what had happened, I went into the cell and found three loaves. And the visitors having eaten of them to satiety — they were twenty in all — one was left over, which lasted me twenty-five days."