Onuphrius
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Onuphrius lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries. He is venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic churches, as Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy, and as Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy.
Stone carving above the entrance of the St. Onuphrius Monastery in Akeldama, Jerusalem (Potter's field). The image shows Onuphrius bowing down to an angel. Notable features are his long beard and leaf loincloth.
Onuphrius depicted as a "wild man".
Battistello Caracciolo, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
June 11 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - June 13
Venerables Onuphrius the Great and Peter of Mount Athos.
Venerables Onuphrius the Great, Macarius of Egypt, and Peter of Mount Athos.