Or of Nitria

Saint

Or of Nitria
Abba
BornEarly 4th century
The Thebaid, Egypt
ResidenceNitria
Diedc. 390 (he was older than 90 years)
Egypt
Venerated inOriental Orthodox Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholic Church
FeastAugust 7
AttributesLove, Generosity, Kindness, Abstinence, Wisdom
InfluencedSisoes the Great, Theodore of Enaton, Abba Pistos

Or of Nitria (also Hor or Horus) was an Egyptian Orthodox Christian ascetic who lived around the 4th century AD in Egypt in Dalga, Nitria (Lower Egypt), the Thebaid, and in the deserts around Shaina. He is one of the lesser-known Desert Fathers, but is nevertheless regarded as one of the "chief among monks", being "a man who stood out among many of the fathers".[1][2] He is associated with Theodore and Sisoes the Great.[3][4][5] According to Jerome, at one point during his life, Or was the father of "one thousand [cenobitic[5]] monks" in the Egyptian Desert.[4] Or died c. 390.[6]

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  6. ^ Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.