在他的 Sacramentary, dating to the mid-fourth century, Serapion, the Bishop of Thmuis, beseeched God, "on behalf of all the departed," 至 "sanctify all who have fallen asleep in the Lord (Apoc.
In yakhe Sacramentary, elakhiwa maphakathi nawo-ngekhulu lesine, Serapion, the Bishop of Thmuis, wancenga uNkulunkulu, "egameni zonke wamuka," ukuze "angcwelise bonke abalele eNkosini (IsAmbulo.