Saint Amoes of Sketis

Also known as

• one of the Flowers of the Desert

Memorial

• 17 January

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Fourth century desert hermit in Egypt for decades. Friend of Saint Achillas of Sketis.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Amoes of Sketis“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>