Carion the Egyptian
Egyptian Christian monk
Carion the Egyptian | |
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Born | Egypt |
Residence | Scetes |
Died | Egypt |
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]
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