| Saint Amun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 294, Mariotis, Egypt |
| Died | 357, Scetes, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 4, 20 Pashons |
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Ammon or Amun (294 – 357) was a saint and hermit of Egypt. Events By Place Asia Tuoba Lu Guan succeeds Tuoba Fu as chieftain of the Chinese Tuoba tribe This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Events By Place Roman Empire Battle of Strasbourg: Caesar Julian leads Roman forces to victory against the Wadi El Natrun (" Natron Valley" is located in Beheira Governorate, Egypt. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Oriental Orthodoxy is the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only three Ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas 19 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 21 Pashons Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on 20 Pashons by the Coptic Events By Place Asia Tuoba Lu Guan succeeds Tuoba Fu as chieftain of the Chinese Tuoba tribe Events By Place Roman Empire Battle of Strasbourg: Caesar Julian leads Roman forces to victory against the A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity A hermit (from the Greek ἔρημος erēmos, signifying " Desert " "uninhabited" hence "desert-dweller" adjective "eremitic" This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Saint Athanasius mentions him in his life of Saint Anthony. Wadi El Natrun (" Natron Valley" is located in Beheira Governorate, Egypt. Saint Anthony the Great (c 251–356 also known as Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, His name is the same as that of the ancient Egyptian god Amun. Ancient Egyptian religion encompasses the various religious beliefs and rituals practiced in Ancient Egypt from the predynastic period until the adoption of Christianity Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen, Greek Ἄμμων
According to his legend, he was forced into marriage at the age of 20 and persuaded his wife, on their wedding night, to embrace a vow of chastity. Chastity is Sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a culture civilization or Religion. The two lived together for 18 years in celibacy, and then he left to become a monk in the Nitrian desert, while she founded a convent in her own house. Celibacy refers to the lack of participation in Sexual intercourse. A convent is a community of Priests religious brothers religious sisters or Nuns or the building used by the community particularly in the Roman Catholic Church He cooperated with Saint Anthony and gathered his monks under his direct supervision, thus forming a monastery from sole hermits. MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective Traditionally, he is supposed to have been the first hermit to have a monastery, known as Kellia, at Nitria. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Kellia, known as "the Cells" and referred to as "the innermost desert" was a 4th century Egyptian Christian monastic community located about This is by no means verifiable, but it is more certain that Amun's piety and fame drew others to the region. He is considered to have died at the age of 62 years old. His feast day is October 4 in the Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Catholic, and Roman Catholic Churches. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world The Greek Byzantine Catholic Church is a Sui iuris Particular Church within the Catholic Church and uses the Byzantine liturgical rite His feast in the Coptic Orthodox Church is on 20 Pashons. History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the 19 Pashons - Coptic calendar - 21 Pashons Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on 20 Pashons by the Coptic
External links
"St. Ammon" in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia.
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