Venerable (Monastic) · 4th century
Venerable Onuphrius the Great
Also known as Onouphrios
A hermit who for sixty years dwelt utterly alone in the inner desert of Egypt, fed by an angel and clothed only in his own hair and leaves, whose life was made known by St Paphnutius shortly before his repose.
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Notes
Distinct from Onuphrius of Malsk (same day).
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints