Serapion of Thmuis

Serapion was bishop of Thmuis in the Nile Delta from about 339, a friend and supporter of Athanasius, and a correspondent of the monk Antony. He wrote against the Manichaeans and to the monks of Egypt. A book of prayers (the Euchologion) is also attributed to him.

Dates

d. after 360 (approximate)

See or city

Thmuis

Region

Egypt (Nile Delta)

Also known as

Serapion the Scholastic

Notes

A friend of Antony and Athanasius, venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox churches (21 March).

Works

• Against the ManichaeansAdversus Manichaeos · ca. 340-362 · CPG 2485 (not yet checked)
• Letter to EudoxiusEpistola ad Eudoxium · ca. 340-362 · CPG 2486 (not yet checked)
• Letter to MonksEpistola ad monachos · ca. 340-362 · CPG 2487 (not yet checked)