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John of Egypt
Egyptian hermit
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 27 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
305
Died
394
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint John of Egypt, (c. 305 – 394), also known as John the Hermit, John the Anchorite, or John of Lycopolis, was one of the hermits and grazers of the Nitrian Desert. He began as a carpenter but at the age of twenty-five began to live a life of solitude.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Martirologio Romano — 17 October — "Ad Asyut in Egitto, san Giovanni, eremita, che, tra i tanti segni di virtù, fu insigne anche per lo spirito di profezia." Asyut is Lycopolis: John of Lycopolis, the hermit of the Thebaid.
- Wikidata Q2749467 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — John of Egypt (CC BY-SA)
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