Saint Memnon

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Saint Memnon

Saint Memnon the Wonderworker was alive during the second century A.D. [1] [2] He was a hegumen of an Egyptian monastery. His feast day is April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).

In the Egyptian desert he practised religious asceticism. [3]

He is said to have performed a number of miracles. Some of his miracles include causing a spring to gush forth, destroying a plague of locusts, curing illnesses and saving boats from destruction. [2] [4]

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References

  1. period in which alive Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 20130214
  2. 1 2 "Venerable Memnon the Wonderworker". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  3. translated by le bien Fr. S. Janos retrieved 13.10.11
  4. Serbian Orthodox Church