Saint Cyrus theAnchorite, also known asAnba Karas (Coptic:ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ,Arabic:أنبا كاراس),[1] was a saint of theCoptic Orthodox Church who lived during the late fifth and early sixth centuries.[2]
According to his life, written by the Coptic monk Saint Bemwah (Coptic:ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ,romanized: Pambō), and translated from theSyrian Monastery manuscripts by Archdeacon Aziz Nashed, he spent 57 years in isolation in theScetis Desert in communion with God who visited him every day in his cave.
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