Serapion of Thmuis
Egyptian priest (4th century AD)
Feast: 21 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Serapion or Sarapion (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион; fl. early 4th century), known as Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt. He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Athanasius of Alexandria Saint“He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.” — Wikipedia
- Santi, beati e testimoni — SanSerapione di Thmuis — SanSerapione di Thmuis — Vescovo — † 362 — feast 21 marzo
- Wikidata Q861803 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Serapion of Thmuis (CC BY-SA)
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