Vitalis of Gaza was a 6th-century monk and hermit who lived near Gaza City. After spending his early life at the monastery of Seridus, he traveled to Alexandria at the age of sixty. He became known for a unique way of supporting local prostitutes, working as a day laborer and using his earnings to visit them. According to tradition, he spent these nights awake in prayer rather than engaging in physical intimacy. He died in Alexandria around 625 AD after being struck in the head by a man who misunderstood his intentions.