Name
Kyros, Apa Kyros, Egyptian anchorite, brother of the emperor Theodosius
Saint ID
S01932
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Hermits/recluses
| ID | Title | E04077 | Coptic funerary inscription from unknown Egyptian provenance, invoking God to take care of a presbyter of Apa *Kyros (S01932); datable to the 6th–8th century. | E05116 | The Coptic Life of Apa *Kyros (S01932), written by Apa Pambo, monk and presbyter of the church at Sketis (Wadi Natrun), as a text to be read out in church, recounts Apa Pambo’s journey into the inner desert searching for Apa Kyros, remotest of monks, and witnessing the anchorite’s death, and his burial undertaken by Christ himself. Written perhaps during the 5th/6th c. |
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