About Memnon
Memnon was a monk.
Saint Memnon the Wonderworker was alive during the second century A.D. He was a hegumen of an Egyptian monastery. His feast day is April 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
In the Egyptian desert he practised religious asceticism.
He is said to have performed a number of miracles. Some of his miracles include causing a spring to gush forth, destroying a plague of locusts, curing illnesses and saving boats from destruction.
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Who was Memnon?
Egyptian hegumen
What was Memnon's occupation?
Memnon was a monk.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Memnon. https://biography.guide/memnon/
MLA: "Memnon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/memnon/.
Chicago: "Memnon." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/memnon/.
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