Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy, and as Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy.
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Saint Onuphrius
Stone carving above the entrance of the St. Onuphrius Monastery in Akeldama, Jerusalem (Potter's field). The image shows Onuphrius bowing down to an angel. Notable features are his long beard and leaf loincloth.
Onuphrius depicted as a "wild man".
Battistello Caracciolo, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
Fresco of Onuphrius (on left) in the Snake Church.
Giovanni Bonsi, "Saint Humphrey with a Donor," 1380, Villa La Pietra, Florence, photo by Foto Reali, Foto Reali Archive, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DCAbout this person
Country
EgyptStatus
deceased
Dates
Lived 320 to 400 · aged 80
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