at Menuf - Al-Monufiyah /Menoufia
Abraham the Poor Also known as Abraham the Child
Memorial 27 October
Died c.372



Saint Achillas
Memorial 17 January
one of the Flowers of the Desert
Died Fourth century



Saint Ambrose of Alexandria
Memorial 17 March
Died c.250






Saint Amma Syncletica
fourth and fifth century
The Forgotten Desert Mother





Saint Ammon the Great
Memorial 4 October




Saint Amoes
Memorial 17 January
one of the Flowers of the Desert
Died Fourth century




Saint Anthony of Egypt or Anthony the Great
Memorial 17 January
Patronage against pestilence;basket weavers;animals
Died 356 at 105

I saw all the devil's traps set upon the earth, and groaned and said, " Who do you think can pass through them?" And I heard a voice saying, "Humility."





Saint Aphrodisius
Memorial 28 April
Martyred 65 AD




Saint Apollo of Heliopolis
Memorial 25 January
Died 395





Saint Aquila of Egypt
Memorial 20 May
Martyred 311





Saint Arsenius
Memorial 14 December





Saint Asclas of Antinoe
Memorial 23 January
Martyr.





Saint Basillisa
Memorial 6 January
Married to Saint Julian of Antinoe




Saint Besa
Memorial 23 December






Saint Chaeremon of Nilopolis
Memorial 22 December
martyrd c.250







Saint Chrysanthus
Memorial 25 October
Patronage Eissel Germany, Salzburg, Austria
Married to Saint Daria.
Died stoned to death c.283 martyrs





Saint Dioscorus
Memorial 18 May
Martyr 305







Saint Hesychius
Memorial 26 November
Died martyred c.311






Saint Irais
Memorial 22 September
Died beheaded c.300







Saint Julian of Antinoe
Memorial 6 January
martyred c.302
Married to Saint Basillisa.






Saint Mary of Egypt
Memorial 3 April; 1 April in the Greek Church
Patronage penitent women, reformed prostitutes, sexual temptation
Died c.421






Saint Menas Kallikelados
Memorial 11 November
Died beheaded c.300
Patronage falsely accused people, travelling merchants





Saint Onuphrius
Memorial 12 June
Patronage Centrache, Catanzaro, Italy, weavers
Died c.400







Saint Patapius
Memorial 8 December



Saint Paul the Hermit
Memorial 15 January
Patronage clothing industry
Died 342
"First Hermit."



in Thumis,
Saint Phileas
Memorial 26 November
Died 307 Martyr






Saint Philoromus
Died 307 Martyr with Saint Phileas



Saint Poemen
Memorial 27 August
Died c.450

Silence is not a virtue when charity calls for speech.





Saint Sabinus of Egypt
Memorial 13 March
Martyred 287






Saint Samuel
Memorial 16 February
Martryed beheaded 309




Saint Sarah of Skete is a Patron Saint venerated by the Roma (Gypsy)




Saint Serapion

Memorial 28 February

martyred





Saint Serapion the Scholastic

Memorial 21 March



"The mind is purified by spiritual knowledge (or by holy meditation and prayer), the spiritual passions of the soul by charity, and the irregular appetites by abstinence and penance." -Serapion's little rule





Saint Talida of Antinoë
Memorial 5 January
Died 4th century



Saint Timothy of Antinoe
Memorial 3 May
Martyred c.286
nailed to a wall in mock crucifixion, it took him nine days to die of shock, blood loss, and dehydration





Saint Theodore of Egypt
Memorial 7 January
Died 4th century




Saint Theodore the Sanctified
Memorial 28 December
Died 368

early example of the use of holy water as a sacramental




Saint Verena
Memorial 1 September
Died 3rd century