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  Saint Amun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
350 412) was a saint and hermit of Egypt.
He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Saint Athanasius mentions him in his life of Saint Anthony.
He cooperated with Saint Anthony and gathered his monks under his direct supervision, thus forming a monastery from sole hermits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saint_Amun   (224 words)

  
 Egypt: Church of Saint Barbara (Sitt Barbara)
We are told that Saint Barbara was a beautiful young lady possibly of Asia Minor descent (though some stories say she lived in Heliopolis).
The Cairo church that is now dedicated to her in Old (Coptic) Cairo stands north of the Coptic Museum and to the east of the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Abu Serga), on the eastern side of Fort Babylon.
Saint Cyrus (Abu Qir), but was probably reconstructed between 1072 and 1073 to house the relics of Saint Barbara.
touregypt.net /featurestories/barbara.htm   (863 words)

  
 Wadi El Natrun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thus, these individuals believed that desert life would teach them to eschew the things of this world and allow them to follow God's call in a more deliberate and individual way.
Some of the most renowned saints of the region include Saint Amun, Saint Arsenius, Saint John the Dwarf, Saint Macarius of Egypt, Saint Macarius of Alexandria, Saint Moses the Black, Saint Pishoy, and Saint Samuel the Confessor.
The importance of the region declined with the Arab invasion of Egypt in 641 A.D. Many of the monasteries were destroyed and looted by the Arabs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Scetes   (310 words)

  
 American Model United Nations International
You can also contact AMUN by mail, phone, or fax to register for one or more delegations.
While the list of assigned delegations on the AMUN web site is updated frequently, one or more schools may have registered since the last update.
While AMUN encourages participation from students in all countries, we cannot assign a country to a school from outside the US or Canada until we have received the full payment of the registration fee of $50 (US) plus a $10 (US) fee if your payment is made via wire transfer.
www.amun.org /amun_reginfo.php   (759 words)

  
 St. Ammon - Catholic Online
Monastic founder, sometimes called Amon, Amun, or Amus.
An Egyptian living in or near Alexandria, he was forced into a marriage at the age of twenty-two.
When Ammon died at the age of sixty-two, St. Anthony, who was some thirteen miles distant, saw his soul ascend to heaven.
www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=1333   (536 words)

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