Saint Nilus
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Saint Nilus may refer to:
- Nilus of SinaiNilus of SinaiSaint Nilus the Elder, of Sinai , was one of the many disciples and fervent defenders of St. John Chrysostom.-Life:We know him first as a layman, married, with two sons...
(Nilus the Elder) (d. c. 430) - Saint Nilus the YoungerSaint Nilus the YoungerSaint Nilus the Younger was an Italian saint.-Biography:Born to a Greek family of Rossano, in the Byzantine Theme of Calabria, for a time he was married and had a daughter...
(San Nilo da Rossano) (910 - 1005) - Nil SorskyNil SorskyNil Sorsky was a leader of the Russian medieval movement opposing ecclesiastic landownership . Nil Sorsky is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church. His feast day is on the anniversary of his repose on May 7.-Early life:Before becoming a monk, Nil Sorsky worked as a scribe and was...
(Nilus of Sora) (c. 1433 - 1508) - St. Nilus of Stolbnyi IslandStolbnyi IslandStolobny Island is an island on Lake Seliger in the Tver Oblast of Russia, about 10 km north of the town of Ostashkov.-Nilov Monastery:...
(16th century)