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| Aaron | |
|---|---|
| Saint | |
| Venerated in | Coptic Church |
| Feast | October 19 |
Aaron was an ancient Christian monk in Southern Egypt who lived during the fourth and early fifth centuries AD. He was an anchorite at Philae.
He is venerated as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He has an annual feast in that church on 22 Paopi (October 19 in the Gregorian calendar).
References
- Van der Vliet & Dijkstra 2019.
- Wipszycka, Ewa. "What can the lives of Saints tell us about History?", The Journal of Juristic Papyrology, vol. li (2021), pp. 105–117
- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saint. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924, p. 1
Bibliography
- Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
- Van der Vliet, Jacques; Dijkstra, Jitse (2019). The Coptic Life of Aaron: Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary. Brill Publishers. ISBN 978-90-04-41301-6.
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