Chaeremon of Nitria
| Chaeremon | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 282 AD Egypt |
| Residence | Nitrian Desert |
| Died | 392 AD (at the age of approx. 110) Egypt |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 16 August |
Chaeremon or Cherimon (born c. 282 – died after 392[1]) was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived around the 4th and 5th centuries AD in the Nitrian Desert of Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.[2]
Chaeremon was an ascetic who lived in a cave. His cell was 40 stadia from the main church in Nitria and 12 stadia away from the main water supply.[2]
He is canonized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.[3]
References
- Back to citation Cassian visited Egypt around 392. According to Cassian, Chaeremon was already 110 years old at that time.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.
- Back to citation "Venerable Cherimon (Chaeremon) of Egypt". Orthodox Church in America. 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2021-11-15.