Saint Memnon

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

In the Egyptian desert he practised religious asceticism.[2]

He is said to have performed a number of miracles, including causing a spring to gush forth, destroying a plague of locusts, curing illnesses and saving boats from destruction.[3][4]

See also

Saint Menas
Temptation of Christ

References

  1. ↑ period in which alive from the website copyrighted to © PRAVOSLAVIE.RU retrieved 20130214
  2. ↑ translated by le bien Fr. S. Janos.(© 1996-2001 Fr. S. Janos) retrieved 17:43 13.10.11
  3. ↑ Orthodox Church in America Retrieved 20140214
  4. ↑ Serbian Orthodox Church retrieved 20130214
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