Venerable (Monastic) · 4th century
Venerable Karion and his son Zachariah of Egypt
Also known as Cyrion · Karion · Zachariah
Karion became a monk in Scetis, and his son Zachariah later joined him during a famine; both became known for monastic holiness.
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Notes
Named father-son pair kept as one row.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints