Serapion, also called Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk who became bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt in the early fourth century. He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.
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Serapion or Sarapion (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион; fl. early 4th century), known as Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt.
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Serapion or Sarapion, known as Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt.
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He is notable for fighting alongside Athanasius of Alexandria against Arianism.
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was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt.
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