Serapion of Thmuis
Serapion of Thmuis | |
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| Born | 300 Egypt (region) |
| Hometown | Thmuis, modern day Tell el-Timai |
| Residence | Nitria |
| Died | c. 360 Nitria, Egypt |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church Coptic Church |
| Feast | March 7 (Coptic) March 21 (Eastern) |
| Attributes | Bishop of Thmuis, quoted in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers |
| Influences | Anthony the Great |
| Major works | Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis |
Serapion of Nitria, (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион) Serapion of Thmuis, also spelled Sarapion, or Serapion the Scholastic was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt (modern-day Tell el-Timai), born in the 4th century. He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.