Pisenthios

Pisenthios was an ascetic and bishop of Koptos in Upper Egypt, who died in the year 632. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated from early times, commemorated on 7 July, in the Coptic synaxarion on 13 Abib (Epip).

His life, written in Coptic, is attributed to his disciple, the priest John. The Coptic synaxarion says he embraced the monastic life when young and learned the books of the Church. The story of his life shows that he did not want to be a bishop, and that witnesses found him hiding on the mountain of Jeme, wishing to remain a simple ascetic. The disciple writes that he had bound himself by oath not to reveal the saint's miracles until long after his death, out of respect for his humility. The book is a hagiographic text, so the accounts of miracles are kept as devotional tradition.