Saint Amun

Saint

Ammonas
Saint; Ammonas
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 (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.

[DGRBM-1] 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.

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Saint Ammonas

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)