Pior
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Saint Pior (or Prior; 4th century) was an Egyptian monk and hermit in the desert of Scetis, one of the Desert Fathers, and a disciple of Anthony the Great. He lived to a great age. His feast day is 17 June.
Saint Pior (or Prior; 4th century) was an Egyptian monk and hermit in the desert of Scetis, one of the Desert Fathers, and a disciple of Anthony the Great. He lived to a great age. His feast day is 17 June.
Monks of Ramsgate account
The Monks of Ramsgate wrote in their Book of Saints (1921),
Butler's account
The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints under June 17,
Baring-Gould's account
Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924) in his Lives Of The Saints wrote under June 17,
Sozomen's account
Henry Ruffner (1790–1861) in his The Fathers of the Desert draws on Sozomen ( ) and writes,
Palladius' Account
Palladius of Galatia (d. 420) writes,
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