Anoub of Scetis | |
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| Anoubius, Abba Anoub, Anoub the Signbearer | |
| Born | Early 4th century Egypt |
| Died | Mid 5th century Scetis, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | June 5 or 6 |
| Attributes | Anchorite, confessor, sign-bearer, clairvoyant |
| Influences | Abba Poemen |
Abba Anoub, also known as Anoub of Scetis or Anoubius, was an Egyptian Eastern Orthodox Christian Saint, ascetic and anchorite who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries in Scetis (sometimes spelled Sketis), Lower Egypt (modern day Wadi El Natrun). Abba Anoub is mentioned in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, also called the Apophthegmata or the Gerontikon.[1] Saint Nikolaj Velimirović says, "Anoubius was one of the great Egyptian monks."[2] Abba Anoub was one of the Desert Fathers.
Verse: "Anoub performed signs and died gracefully, as one alive he hitherto shows forth to be living." [3]