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Saint '''Serapion''' (also ''Sarapion'') was a fourth-century bishop of Thmuis in the Nile Delta. He was a prominent supporter of [[Athanasius the Great|Athanasius]] in the struggle against [[arianism|Arianism]] and a close friend of St [[Anthony the Great]]. To distinguish him from the many others who shared the same name, he is sometimes referred to with the title "Scholasticus" for his learning. He is remembered in the Church as the author of the [[Euchologion of Serapion of Thmuis]]. He is commemorated on [[February 7]].