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Chaeremon of Nitria
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Abba Chaeremon of Nitria was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).
Quotes
Wortley John Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers St. Vladimir's Seminary Press Yonkers, New York 2014 978-0-88141-497-4
They used to say of Abba Cheremon at Scete that his cave was forty miles from the church, and twelve miles from the marsh and water. Thus he took his handiwork to his cave carrying two water jars side by side, and stayed there in hesychia.
Saying 1
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Category:Christians from Egypt
Category:Desert Fathers
Category:Monks
Category:Saints