This article is about the Egyptian Christian monk. For other uses, see Gaius Petronius and Petronius (disambiguation).
Saint
Petronius
Born
c. late 3rd century AD Egypt
Residence
Tbew
Died
346 Upper Egypt
Venerated in
Coptic Orthodox Church
Feast
27 Abib
Influences
Pachomius the Great
Petronius, also spelled Petronios (died 346 AD), was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monk who served as a superior of the Pachomian monasteries.[1]
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