Back نيلوس من سيناء ARZ Nil d'Ancira Catalan Nilus der Ältere German Νείλος Αγκυρανός Greek Nil du Sinaï French Ankürai Szent Nilus Hungarian Nil Synaita Polish Nilo do Sinai Portuguese Нил Постник Russian Nil Sinajski Serbo-Croatian

Nilus of Sinai

Saint

Nilus of Sinai
Russian icon of Nil Postnik
Born4th century
Died12 November, 430[1] or 451[2]
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church, Armenian Apostolic Church
Feast12 November (Catholic and Eastern Orthodox calendars)

Saint Nilus the Elder of Sinai (Greek: Νείλος; also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra, Nil Postnik ("the Faster"); born 4th century; died 12 November 430 or 451) was one of the many disciples and stalwart defenders of St. John Chrysostom.

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