Lot of Egypt
Lot of Egypt | |
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| Born | c. fourth or fifth century Egypt |
| Died | c. fifth century Egypt |
| Venerated in | Orthodox Church |
| Feast | October 22 |
| Attributes | Charity, Humility |
| Influences | Abba Peter |
| Influenced | St. Joseph of Panephysis |
Abba Lot was an Egyptian Orthodox Christian monk and saint who lived around the 4th and 5th centuries in a monastery near Arsinoe (Al-Fayoum), lower Egypt, by a marshy lake. Abba Lot "...directed many brethren on the path to salvation." He was one of the Desert Fathers.
Abba Lot died peacefully in the fifth century. His feast day is October 22 in the Orthodox Church.