Pinufrius

Venerable Pinufrius was a great ascetic of the Egyptian desert, a priest and abbot of a monastic community near the city of Panephysis. Not welcoming the honour of men, he left his monastery and, in lay clothes, went to the monastery of the Tabennesiots, where he served as the lowliest servant.

After three years a former disciple recognized him and he returned to his monastery. For the same reasons he left again, this time for Palestine, then came back once more and spent the rest of his life in complete humility, falling asleep in peace. Some of his sayings are preserved in the Evergetinos. He is commemorated on 27 November (new style).