Saint Ammon, the Egyptian, was orphaned in his youth and was raised in the fear of God. Upon reaching adulthood, he preferred virginity to marriage and, on the day of his wedding, convinced his bride to live separately, preserving her virginity. They spent eighteen years in fasting, prayers, and labors, achieving holiness.
The maiden, who became an abbess, gathered many maidens, while Ammon went to the Nitrian mountain, where he became a monk and spent twenty-two years in solitude, serving God. He received the gift of healing and helped the suffering, knowing their secrets.
Once, he healed a boy bitten by a rabid dog after the parents confessed their sin. At another time, when people came for his blessing, he foretold misfortune to one of them who had not helped his companion.
Saint Ammon, known for his chastity, even avoided exposing his body. He was carried by an angel across a river, which amazed his disciple Theodore. Blessed Ammon passed away around the year 350, and his soul was taken up by angels to heaven, as Saint Anthony learned.
