Saint Isidore the Egyptian

Also known as

• Isidore of Alexandria

Memorial

• 15 January

Profile

Desert hermit. Priest in charge of a Alexandria pilgrims hospice. Opposed Arianism, supported Saint Athanasius, and was persecuted by Arians. Friend of Saint John Chrysostom.

Born

• Egyptian

Died

• 404

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Isidore the Egyptian“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 January 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>