Shenoute
Egyptian saint
b. 348 · d. 466
Shenoute of Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Shenoute the Archimandrite, was an Egyptian saint, and the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Related people
- Besa, Abbot of Athripe teacher of · traditional
Events
Places
- Roman Egypt birth
- Sohag death
- White Monastery ministry
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Life of Shenoute 1 claim — Shenoute takes over the White Monastery
- The Seven Ecumenical Councils (NPNF series 2 vol. 14) 1 claim — Council of Ephesus