匝哈利亚的父亲卡里昂是埃及人。匝哈利亚离开了他的妻子和孩子成了一名修士。他将父亲也带到了修道院，因为他的母亲没有能力照顾他的父亲。尽管匝哈利亚在修道院中是年纪最小的，但是他却获得了比其他人更多的恩典。他感觉他被上帝所赋予的恩典点燃了。有一次圣玛喀里问道：“谁是最理想的修士？”匝哈利亚回答说：“是那些不断鞭策自己履行上帝诫令的人。”圣父摩伊息斯问道：“成为修士意味着什么？”匝哈利亚取下了他自己的头巾，然后将其踩在地上，而后说：“谁要是不能忍受这种羞辱就不能成为一名修士。”匝哈利亚确实是在旷野中的修士们的一盏明灯，他在英年时期就安息了。 
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