Ammonas | |
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| Desert Father Venerable, Hermit | |
| Born | 294 Mariotis, Egypt, Roman Empire |
| Died | 356 (aged 62 years) Scetes, Egypt, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Feast | 20 Pashons (i.e. 15 May Julian Calendar) 4 October (Byzantine Christianity) 8 November (Episcopal Church) |
Ammon, Amun (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ), Ammonas (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἀμμώνας), Amoun (Ἀμοῦν), or Ammonius the Hermit (/əˈmoʊniəs/; Greek: Ἀμμώνιος) was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt.[1] He was subsequently declared a saint. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Athanasius of Alexandria mentions him in his life of Anthony the Great.
- ^ Christie, Albany James (1867). "Ammonas". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 145.