Shenoute
Egyptian abbot and saint (d. 465) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shenoute of Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛ'ⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ) was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
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Saint Shenoute | |
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Archimandrite | |
Born | 348 (uncertain) Egypt |
Died | 1 July 465[1] Sohag, Egypt |
Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Churches |
Major shrine | White Monastery |
Feast | 7 Epip |
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