Pior Explained

Honorific Prefix:Saint
Pior
Honorific Suffix:Hermit
Birth Date:3rd century
Birth Place:Egypt
Death Date:4th century
Death Place:Egypt
Feast Day: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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