Serapion of Thmuis | |
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| Born | 300 Egypt (region) |
| Hometown | Thmuis, modern day Tell el-Timai |
| Residence | Nitria |
| Died | c. 360 Nitria, Egypt |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church Coptic Church |
| Feast | March 7 (Coptic) March 21 (Eastern)[1] |
| Attributes | Bishop of Thmuis, quoted in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers |
| Influences | Anthony the Great |
| Major works | Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis |
Serapion of Nitria, (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион) Serapion of Thmuis, also spelled Sarapion, or Serapion the Scholastic was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt (modern-day Tell el-Timai), born in the 4th century.[2] He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.[3]
- ^ "Saint Sarapion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ Butler, Alban (1866). The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. Compiled from Original Monuments and Authentic Records by the Rev. Alban Butler, in Twelve Volumes. Vol. III–March. Dublin: James Duffy. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ Velimirović, Nikolaj. The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year. OCLC 944525984.