RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Amun

294 - 356

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Ammon, Amun (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲁⲙⲟⲩⲛ), Ammonas (Ancient Greek: Ἀμμώνας), Amoun (Ἀμοῦν), or Ammonius the Hermit (; Greek: Ἀμμώνιος) was a 4th-century Christian ascetic and the founder of one of the most celebrated monastic communities in Egypt. He was subsequently declared a saint. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Athanasius of Alexandria mentions him in his life of Anthony the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Amun is the 2,470th most popular religious figure (down from 2,303rd in 2024). (up from 3,277th in 2019)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Amun ranks 2,470 out of 3,187. Before him are Jean de Brébeuf, Stanislaus Papczyński, Antony I of Constantinople, Anna Wierzbicka, Horus Sa, and Konrad von Preysing. After him are Francesco Colasuonno, Chibly Langlois, Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, António Ribeiro, Ricardo Blázquez, and John Zizioulas.

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Among people born in 294, Saint Amun ranks 2. Before him is Valerius Romulus.  Among people deceased in 356, Saint Amun ranks 3. Before him are Anthony the Great, and Vetranio.

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