Venerable
Ammonas of Oxyrhynchus
A venerable monk of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Ammonas of Oxyrhynchus, also called Ammon, was a hermit of Egypt. No reliable information survives about the life of Venerable Ammon of Egypt. He is commemorated on Cheesefare Saturday, in the Synaxis of All the Venerable Fathers Who Shone in Ascetic Labours, and on 13 March.