Or of Nitria
Saint Or of Nitria | |
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| Abba | |
| Born | Early 4th century The Thebaid, Egypt |
| Residence | Nitria |
| Died | c. 390, over 90-years-old Egypt |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | August 7 |
| Attributes | Love, Generosity, Kindness, Abstinence, Wisdom |
| Influenced | Sisoes the Great, Theodore of Enaton, Abba Pistos |
Abba Or of Nitria, also called Hor or Horus, was a Christian ascetic in Egypt who lived around the 4th century AD in Dalga, Nitria (Lower Egypt), the Thebaid, and in the deserts around Shaina. He is one of the lesser-known Desert Fathers, but is nevertheless regarded as one of the "chief among monks", being "a man who stood out among many of the fathers". He is associated with Theodore and Sisoes the Great. According to Jerome, at one point during his life, Or was the father of "one thousand [cenobitic] monks" in the Egyptian Desert. Or died c. 390.