Anoub

Abba Anoub, also known as Anoub of Scetis, Anoub the Signbearer or Anoubius, was an Egyptian Christian Desert Father, ascetic and anchorite who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries in Scetis, Lower Egypt (modern day Wadi El Natrun). Abba Anoub is mentioned in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, also called the Apophthegmata or the Gerontikon. Saint Nikolaj Velimirović, writing in the Prologue of Ohrid, describes him as "one of the great Egyptian monks."

Verse: "Anoub performed signs and died gracefully, as one alive he hitherto shows forth to be living."

Life Anoub was one of the seven blood-brothers of Poemen, along with Paësius. Poemen was their elder, although Anoub was the eldest by age. It is said that prior to his tonsure as a monk, Anoub was persecuted as a Christian. "He suffered much for the true Faith." revealed to them the secrets of their hearts.

Sources about Anoub

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers contains multiple references from Abba Poemen about Abba Anoub. The Prologue of Ohrid by St. Nikolaj Velimirović commemorates Abba Anoub on June 5 and includes a 26-line "Hymn of Praise".