phis, saint, a hermit on the east bank of the Nile. The Life of Phis is contained in several Arabic manuscripts, in particular in the library of the church of harat zuwaylah.
Since the sources have not been published, we are not very well informed about Phis. He was a hermit south of Qaw. He is known as a disciple of apa hor of the Column. It is notable that the town of Minya was for a time distinguished from others of the same name by the cognomen of Abu Phis.