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Venerable

Theonas of Sketis

A venerable monk of Sketis in Egypt, commemorated in the calendar of the Orthodox Church.

Era
unknown

Life

Holy Venerable Theonas of Sketis is known only by his name and his title as a venerable father. The Azbyka page preserves no account of his life and gives no day of commemoration. From the name it appears that he struggled in Sketis, the desert of the monks in Egypt.