Nitria (also called the Mountain of Nitria or Petoou Mpihosm in Greek and Latin sources) is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt and is located in the Nitrian Desert. [1] It was the …

In the 330s, Saint Amun founded Nitria, only 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Alexandria, using the rules of Saint Anthony. He founded a second centre, Kellia , on Anthony's suggestion, deeper …

The nutria (/ ˈ n juː t r i ə /) or coypu (/ ˈ k ɔɪ p uː /) (Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America.Classified for a long time as the only member of the …

The Martyrs of Nitria were devout men who dedicated their lives to the pursuit of holiness and the monastic way of life. Nitria, a region in Egypt, was renowned for its ascetic communities where …

Nitria was founded in AD 330 by Ammon and quickly attracted thousands of monks through the remainder of the 4th century. [1] By 390, it evolved from a loose collection of solitary monks to …

Nitria, an early Christian monastic settlement founded around 325-330 CE by Amoun of Nitria, is located in the Nitrian Desert of Lower Egypt. It quickly became a major center of monastic life, …

Nitria is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt. It was the earliest of the three major centers of Christian monastic activity in the Nitrian Desert, the other two were Kellia and Scetis.