Aaron
Egyptian saint, cleric; Christian monk in Southern Egypt
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Aaron was an ancient Christian monk in Southern Egypt who lived during the fourth and early fifth centuries AD. He was an anchorite at Philae.
He is venerated as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. He has an annual feast in that church on 22 Paopi (October 19 in the Gregorian calendar).