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Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century. He is most famous for his accounts of the lives of many hermits of the Egyptian desert, such as Saint Onuphrius.
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Saint PaphnutiustheAscetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutiusthe Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century. He is most famous...
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were monks at the Monastery of Saint Macarius, including Saint Macarius of Alexandria, Saint John the Dwarf, Saint PaphnutiustheAscetic, Saint Isidore...
illustrious family in Alexandria, the only daughter of Paphnutius, "a deeply believing and pious Christian". Paphnutius and his wife were having difficulty...
John Cassian, also known as John theAscetic and John Cassian the Roman (Latin: Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, Ioannus Cassianus, or Ioannes Massiliensis;...
Saint Paphnutiusthe Bishop is an Egyptian saint from the tenth century AD. He was initially a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He exerted harsh asceticism and...
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Saint. Vol. The Coptic Encyclopedia, Volume 4. Claremont Graduate University, School of Religion. Hassett, Maurice M. (1911). "Paphnutius" . Catholic...
and Moses the Ethiopian, was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD, and a Desert Father. He is highly venerated in the Eastern Orthodox...
Macarius the Great was a camel herder; St. Macarius of Alexandria was a small shopkeeper; St. Apollo was a goat herder, and St. Paphnutius and St. Pambo...
"with the assistance of grace, by the reading of the Holy Bible, of works on theology and asceticism, of autobiographies, and the correspondence of the most...
considered the first Christian monk, but as his biography and other sources make clear, there were many ascetics before him. Anthony was, however, among the first...
analogy to Desert Fathers, for the ammas or female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria in the 4th and 5th centuries AD....
mats. At some point before his pursuit of asceticism, Macarius made his living smuggling saltpeter in the vicinity of Nitria, a vocation which taught...
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must be counted as one of the leading ascetic writers of the 5th century. His Ascetic Discourse is found in Volume I of the English Philokalia, "a collection...
corresponding virtues. The final four Steps concern the higher virtues toward which theascetic life aims. The final rung of the ladder—beyond prayer (προσευχή)...
her pious husband", but made the mistake of betraying him. According to legend, her husband was Gregory (or Paphnutius), prefect of Egypt and "a devout...
subsequently gave up their marital relations. ThePaphnutius legend in the first half of the 5th century called the marriage prohibition an ancient ecclesiastical...
Pontus (modern Niksar) on the Iris. Basil eventually realized that while he respected theascetics' piety and prayerfulness, the solitary life did not call...
was written by Jerome in 390 at Bethlehem. Its object was to further theascetic life to which he was devoted. It contains, amidst much that is legendary...
at the First Council of Nicaea. Already a recognized theologian and ascetic, he was the obvious choice to replace his ageing mentor Alexander as the Pope...
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