Theodore of Pherme was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived in the desert of
Scetes in
Lower Egypt
Lower Egypt ( ar, مصر السفلى '; ) is the northernmost region of Egypt, which consists of the fertile Nile Delta between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, from El Aiyat, south of modern-day Cairo, and Dahshur. Historically, ...
during the 4th century.
He was one of the
Desert Fathers.
Theodore was a monk at
Scetis and may have been trained by
Macarius the Great
Macarius of Egypt, ''Osios Makarios o Egyptios''; cop, ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ. (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great.
Life
St. Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. ...
and
Pambo. Once he was deaconized but refused the position out of humility, and wanted to live in solitude instead.
Theodore later moved to
Pherme after Scetis was sacked by barbarians in 408 A.D.
References
4th-century births
5th-century deaths
Egyptian Christian monks
Saints from Roman Egypt
Coptic Orthodox saints
Desert Fathers
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