Definition of Nitrias. Meaning of Nitrias. Synonyms of Nitrias

- Nitria could refer to: Nitra, a city in western Slovakia Nitria (monastic site), abandoned site of early Christian monastic activity Nitrian Desert, region...
- Abba Or of Nitria (also Hor or Horus) was an Egyptian Orthodox Christian ascetic who lived around the 4th century AD in Egypt in Dalga, Nitria (Lower Egypt)...
- centers are Nitria and Kellia. Scetis, now called Wadi El Natrun, is best known today because its ancient monasteries remain in use, unlike Nitria and Kellia...
- Benjamin of Nitria is a 5th-century ascetic hermit who was martyred in 424 AD under the order of the Persian King, Varanes V. He is considered to be one...
- Pambo of Nitria (died c. 390) was a Coptic Desert Father of the fourth century and disciple of Anthony the Great. His feast day is July 18 among the Oriental...
- Nitria (also called the Mountain of Nitria or Petoou Mpihosm in Gr**** and Latin sources) is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt and is...
- was begun by Saint Amun as a semi-hermitic lifestyle seen primarily in Nitria, Kellia, and Scetis west of the Nile. The latter were small groups (two...
- the Elder, a Roman historian, wrote about pirates between Muziris and Nitrias (Netravati River), called Nitran by Ptolemy. He also mentions Barace (Barcelore)...
- the Four Tall Brothers) were four brothers among the Egyptian monks of Nitria in the fifth century by the names of Ammonius, Dioscorus, Eusebius, and...
- ascetic who lived in a cave. His cell was 40 stadia from the main church in Nitria and 12 stadia away from the main water supply. He is canonized as a saint...