Serapion of Thmuis
Serapion of Thmuis | |
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| Born | 300 Egypt (region) |
| Hometown | Thmuis, modern day Tell el-Timai |
| Residence | Nitria |
| Died | c. 360 Nitria, Egypt |
| Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church Coptic Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | March 7 (Coptic) March 21 (Eastern) March 21 (Roman Catholic) |
| Attributes | Bishop of Thmuis, quoted in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers |
| Influences | Anthony the Great |
| Major works | Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis |
Serapion or Sarapion (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион; fl. early 4th century), known as Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt. He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.