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Aaron | |
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| Venerated in | Coptic Church |
| Feast | October 19 |
Aaron was an ancient Christian monk in Southern Egypt who lived during the fourth and early fifth centuries AD. [1] He was an anchorite at Philae. [2]
He is venerated as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He has an annual feast in that church on 22 Paopi (October 19 in the Gregorian calendar). [3]
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