Saint Ammon The Great, also known as Ammon the Anchorite, Ammon Nitriota, Ammonius, and Amun, was a prominent figure in early Christian monasticism and is considered one of the greatest desert monks of his time. He was born around the year 286 in the region of Mariotis, Egypt, into a wealthy family. Ammon began his adult life as a married layman. He and his wife made the mutual decision to...