Serapion of Thmuis

Serapion of Thmuis
Born300
Egypt (region)
HometownThmuis, modern day Tell el-Timai
ResidenceNitria
Diedc. 360
Nitria, Egypt
Honored inEastern Orthodox Church
Coptic Church
FeastMarch 7 (Coptic)
March 21 (Eastern)[1]
AttributesBishop of Thmuis, quoted in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
InfluencesAnthony the Great
Major worksSacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis

Serapion of Nitria, (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanizedSerapíon; 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]

  1. ^ "Saint Sarapion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Velimirović, Nikolaj. The Prologue of Ohrid: Lives of Saints, Hymns, Reflections and Homilies for Every Day of the Year. OCLC 944525984.