Carion the Egyptian

Egyptian Christian monk
Carion the Egyptian
BornEgypt
ResidenceScetes
DiedEgypt

Carion the Egyptian was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th century in Scetis, Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.[1]

Carion left his wife and two children to become a monk in Scetis. His son was Zacharias the Recluse (also known as Zacharias of Scetis), who was sent to Scetis to become a monk with his father during a famine.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.
  2. ^ Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia.


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