Talk:Saint Prior

Prior vs. Pior
There is a Saint Prior, feast day 17 June, as mentioned in the two sources given in the article. And there is a Saint Pior (Saint Pior of Scetis? Saint Pior of Scythia?), feast day 17 January. The two should probably not be mixed up, or if there is good evidence that they are the same, the article should explain it. Fram (talk) 13:25, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Pior/Prior, Egyptian hermit, disciple of Anthony, feast day 17 June, is obviously one person. Pior seems the more common spelling. Probably Pior of Scetis is the same person too. I will see what I can find. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:34, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem. It's just that for Pior, I more often find the day 17 January. Fram (talk) 13:55, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I added the account from Sozomen, which seems to be the basis for the others. Pior is clearly Pior of Scetis. Among the books I have 3 votes for 17 Jun and none for 17 Jan. I suspect one of the online sites made a typo and the others followed. https://catholicsaints.info/saint-pior/ gives 17 Jan but links to the monks of Ramsgate which give 17 Jun. With these early saints I mostly just quote the hagiographers. The articles present the saint's story rather than the "truth" about the saint, who may have never existed. Aymatth2 (talk) 14:35, 30 August 2021 (UTC)