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Availafrbolme CistePrucbilainc ations EditOo.frfiiacanelCds u stoSmeerrv ice InstiotfuC ties terSctiuadni es Dedicatedt o WesteMrinc higUanni versity �amazoo,MI49008 SISTBEERN EDICfWAA RDS LG and BritainEsduh r opCeuasnt oSmeerrv ice 97L oughborough Road BISHOKPA LLISTWOASR E ThringstoCnoea,l viLleliecL,.E 678 LZQ http:ww/w./ spencereaybo.brgc/i st/p ub ( Thew orko fC isterPcuibalni cations ism adep ossiibnlp ea rbty s uppofrrotm WesteMrinc higUanni versity toT heI nstitouftC ei stercian Studies LibraorfCy o ngress Cataloguiunpgo nra evqauielsatb.l e ISBN0 -87907-5(5h0c3) 0-87907-7(5P0b6) Tabloef Contents TABLEO FA BBREVIATIONS 9 HREFACE 11 INTRODUCTION 13 1 Rulefsor t heB rothewrhso Livwei tHhi m 39 2 On theN aturSatla toeft heI ntellect 43 3 On theC onditioofBn e ginnaenrdsA nchorites 47 4 On theC onscieonfcT eh osweh oS taiyn T heiCre lls 53 5 FatihuflC omman dmentfsor t heE dificaotfTi hoons weh o Wisht oL ivPee acefuTlolgeyt her 69 6 On Thosweh oD esitroeL eadaL ief ofG oodS ilence 77 7 On Virtues 81 8 Sayings ( 87 9 Commandfsor T hosweh oh avRee nounce[dt hWeo rld] 95 10A notheDri scourse 99 11O n theG raionfM ustarSde ed 101 12O n Wine 103 13O n Thosweh oh avSet ruggalnedRd e achePde refction 105 14A ctosf M ourning 111 15O n Detachment 115 d?a 16O n thJeo yt haCto mest ot heS oul tD esirteoSs e rvGeo d 119 17O n Thoughatbso uRte nunciatainodE nxi le 131 18O n Forgiveness 139 19O n Passions 143 20O n Humility 147 7 8 AbbaI saioafSh c etis 21O n Repentance 149 22O n theC onducotft heN ew Person 163 23O n Perefction 173 24O n Tranquillity 181 25T oA bbaP etehri,Ds i sciple 183 26R ecordbeydI saiaDhi'ssc ipAlbeb,aP etewrh,o h adH earidt Spokebny h iMsa ster 211 27I nw hichhe s ay'sA,t teDnidl igently' 219 28T he BranchoefMs a lice 227 Tabloef A bbrveiations 29L amentations 235 BIBLIOGRAPHY 247 PATRISTIICNSD EX 257 SCRIPTURIEN DEX 261 AneaclBtoal landiana AB INDEXO F NAMES 271 CSCO CopruSsc prtioruCmh rinsotruiOmar ientalis SUBJECITN DEX 275 DS DicntniaodieSr pier itualite HitsorEcicail aesstica HE JTS JournaolfT hegoilcSoatlu dies OCA OrienCtharliisAatn ilaaencat a OgtI AbbaI saiaOhn,G udairgtn hIetn ellect P Plpehrooriae PL PatrloogLiaat ina PG PatrolGorageicaa PO PatroOlroigeliinast a (Revdu'eAi sqceuCtet m dytesui qe RAM SayingTsh Sea ygiso ntf hDee sFeatrhtse r Sch SocuerCsh rCnteise n VI VitIasea iae PetdreuIrsb erer W. 9 Praecfe y B THE END OF TFHOEUR TH andt hee arlpya rotft hefi fth centurtiheems o,n ksof E gypwte rceh aractebryia zs eedn se ofm ovemennto;to nlwye rteh eiyn creasbienignl'gyd iscov­ eredb'u,tt heayl sboe gatno b e' disspeed,rg' radaullbye comiantg­ tractteood t heprl acAfteesr. t hep assionftg h efo undignge neration ofm onaisctsim-Antoyn,P achomiAumso,u no fN irti aa,n dM acar­ iuso fS cetis-tsheec ongde neration-amtohnegmS ilvanus-left theihro measn dp lacoefst rainianngdj, o unreyeadb roaodft,e nin searocfih s olatDiuorni.nt gh e4 30sA,b baI saisaeht tilneG da zaan d iti sfr omh erteh awte h avaes erioefas s ceDtiicsu screoastt ribtuot ed him. Nofwot,rh ef irtismte i nE nglisht ranslawtei,to ono,d, i scover thew ealotfhs pithuaaln dt heologiincsailgt hhtaI ts aisahha rweist h hiasu dienacspe ,e rtinteondtaa ysi tw asf ifteceenn turaigeos. JohnC hryssavgis Pachomi(oRso berPte)n kett Bostoann dO xford Easte1r9,9 8 11 Itnroduction Hitsoraincgdaeg lorp ahiscteatgli n IN THE FIFTANDH SIXTH CENTURIEtSh,e G azar egiporn oved tob eh istoryi,gc eaolglraphitchaleloy,l ogiacnadls lpy,i ritau ally bridbgeewt eent heE gypotf t hef ourctehn tu(royer a rliaenrd) theB yzantiuomft hes evenctehn tu(roylr a teLro)c.a taetd3 103 1' (N.L ata.n)d 3 402 8'( EL.o ng.)t,h es outhwpeaslte stinioafn city Gazwaa su niquesliuyta tetdop rovicdoem municabtieotnw eEeans t andW esta,sw elalsb etweNeon rtahn dS outIht.w ass urrounded byn umerosumsa lslt rearmast,h tehra bny o nem ainc hanln.Ie tw as ¥ accesstiobt leM editerraanneday ne,ta lso shefrlotme trheesd e a bys anddu neIst.w ase stabliosnvh eedrf ye rtisloeila nds tooadtt he hubo fa ne xtensriovaed netawnodtr hke repbryo veadni mportant tradicnegn teTrh.em ositm portoafnt th esroea dsw ast hec aravan routteh alti nkSeydr iwai tEhg yptd,a tifrnogm ase arlayst hef irst centuCrEy. l Anortohaecdro nnecGtaezdwa i tJhe rusafrloemmt he seconcde ntuCrEyoI nt het wenticeetnht u,r ryao awda sd icsovered leadifrnogm Gazat ot hee astern ddeasteibrnatgc, kt ot hee arly seconcde ntu.M rayioumwaa si tpso rtw,lliclJ. enablseeda -trade throughtohueMt e diterraTnheear ne.g iwoans o no neo ft hem ain spicaen dp erfurmoeu taesse arlays t het hircde ntuBrCyE . 1A.c 8 :26. 13 14 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 15 Apafrortm i tssp itcrea Gdaez,wa a asl fsmaoo ufsor i tpsr osperous christrtaivarenslS e.h orattfleytr h Feo urth EcuCmoeunnicciall grappored ucaenwd i nter aTdhee.r egiboona sats eodp histicatedo fC halce(d4o5nt1 h)ce,o notverrstihaelo loPgeittaehnre, Iberian systoefim r rigaantdei loanb owriantpeer esJseemrseo.s'L iefo f (d4.9 1w)a,se lecBtiesdho ofMp a ioumPae.tw earst hdei sciple Hilanr2ie oveant tetsott hsfe ca tt hamto nkwse re occiunp ied ofA bbIas aainahdhe p ubleidhc iimsza stteera'cshw iindyge.W l e � ctivavtiinniegnst hfei e.lA bdbsaI saaidaohp tthsie m ageorfy knotwh ahett ralvetedoA lexanadnrtdio ta hE eg yptdieasnea rst , wlllemiankD iinsugscr eo1 2. welalst oA rabiaP haonedn icia. ConstatnhtGeir nee(a dt3. 3 7s)e parpaatgeGadan z frao mc hris­ Iti so nltyo watrhdee n do ft hfei ftche unrtyh,o wevtehra,t tiMaani ou(moaCr o nsta,an nttdih ate)w oc itienso rtwe enuriefi ed Gazsau ddefnlloyu raisasc heendft orel ri atresyrt udainesdsp iritual unttihtle�i eo Jf ultihaAenp ost(a3t2e3 .-G 6a3z)wai,ti htt se mple, pilgriamtatgrea,nc utmienrgso utsu deanntdps il griamlsia kned, �heM arnelOtnob, e cwoaamsc e e notfeH re llenisticD up­raganism.b ecomrienngo wnforeid t tse achoefrr hsoe rtiIcn.a d dititoon lltlhgre u l?feA rcad(i3u9s5 -a4n0e 8d)iw catps a ssfeordb,i dding an umbeorfo ratorpso eattnshd,eG a zcao mmuintpyro duced pagwaonr shainpGd,a zwaa cs hrinsitzileaadr,g tehlryo tuhgzehe al Aene(ads5. 3 8w)h,oc ombinneeodp lapthoinliposhsytwo ithhi s o�f�ryprhuisA.r caudswi'ie ft,h Eem press E(udd4.o0 x4i)a,a built chrisbteilsaia nenw fdh omA bbaI sapioasbhsl iyin flutehnrocuegdh basitlhEieuc dao,xi aonnta h,re u ionfts h Mea rneTihoenc .h ristian covneartsiaonnPd,ro cop(i4u6s5 5-3c0a.)r ,he toriacneidma inn ent comumniotfGy a zhao,w evreerm,a ians emdam liln oyru intttihle theoloogfti haeean r sliyxc tehun rtyO.t hreerwn oneedx ampolfe s ceunrtyT.h ec irteyc atlhleeet dh ioepuiunacnshc 'ovnersion thGea za SicnhcoloZulod sei mCahso,r iIcsiiudsTo,ir meoy,t,a h nd fifth byP hiloinp JohInn.6 37G,a zwaa cso nqubeyrt ehdAe r aabnswd i thdirnetwo threo atdoG azaI.t3 tooki ns pormpierd oem inent marytr.Is tb.sI shaotpt entdhFeeid Er csutm enCiocuanlic nNi ilc aea obscu,ar tli etafrysotmt hceh rispteirastnpi .ev ce (32D5u)r.i tnhgfe ou rtche unrtyG,a zwaa esm borilientd h aer ian Thet ransmigorfma otnikoisnnt heea rltyot- hmei d-fifth co�notver�snydt, h ree itnastemoeftn htle o caatlh anabsiisahno p centwuarsy comTmhoeSnp i.r iMteudaaolowJ f o hMno sch(o5s5 0- r�eU�ledt hlele lrtvenotifto hnpe o paen tdh eem perTohrem. o nk 619/a3n4td)h Lei voeEfsu tyhmiu(sd 4.7 3a)n d S(adb5.a3 s2b )y Hilan(o2n9 1-w3a7sa1 l)sb oo ranor untdh tiism ienT havatha CyroiflcS ytho(pco5l.2i 5s- 5a5t7tt)eo ts htme o vmeenotfa scetics � �t �o aboufti vmei lseosu otfhG azwah iclha taecrq uitrhed fromE gyp(te splelScycei taitsoP) a les(teisnapele lGcyai z.aA )bba s�Ifican Isahiiamhs wealsafl ateemri grfraonmEt g yptH.e m ovetdoB eit tr eputaatisto hnle o catoifto hnfema oumso nastoefr y Senddo.iscr teebdyA bbBaa rsanuaptth hiteuu sro nft hsei xctehn ­ Daltmhiad,wy ab eteweGna zaan dTh avhaast,o metaitfmeer the turHyi.l ariisso anit doh avter ealvetdoE gypatn dm etA ntyo,n SecoEncdu menCiocuanloc fiC lo nstanti(n4o3pt1la)ek, iw nigt h thef taheorfm ontiacsisAmft.e rwarrdest,u rthnoePe adl esatnidn e himt hmeo naswtaiyac n tdh sep irituaolft hwseee amlit-he remitic inotdrucmeodn astitcoit shmar te giwohni,cw ha sa lskon owfnor milioefSu c etPiersh.ha epl setE f gypta ftetrh see codnedvt aastion itso wnf ldaets aenrfidtn yee llsoawnw dh,i cmhu shta vree sembled ofS ceint ci.4s 34.4 thdee soeEfrg ty pttot hdew ellaenrtrdsa vleethresr e. Thep ericoodv ertihnyege aorfts u rmfooriml4 3t1o 4 5a1n d aftewra sac rittiicmfaeorli mperaiuatlh o,fr orie tcyclesjiuPa­osrtpihcoyafrlG y a z(a3 47-w4a2s0a )pp oinbtiesdh oofpG aza . 394a nda,c cdoirntgoM artkh Dee acoLnie'f,fsle tt hnee ed risdiacntfdior od no,c trfiornmautillo anW.«kn ow fromt hLeie of f III tob uialp di lghroismt teocl a tteort hien crenausmiebnrgo f PettehIbree riwarni,tb tyeZ na cchatrhiSeac hh oolfGa ar z(aer aly sixctehn t,ut rhyba)ott Ahbb aI saainaBdhi shPoepta eovri doebedy ­ intgh Reo maenm perZoern os'usm motnots h cepa it(ac4l.8 5i)n 2.J eromLeie,f <faHriilcoc2n.5,- 2F7o.cr o mplbeitbel iogirnoafrpmhaiticoanl fort exntost esde',eB ibliyo'g.r aph 3.A c8 :26-40. 4.S eehow,e veCrh,i tThtey, D esaeC ritt 7y3,. f 16 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 17 ordetros igtnh eH enoti(4k8o.2An )b baI saieanjho yegdr eeastt eem malea ndf emalaes cet(imcasi nElgyy ptibaunt a lsot,oa lesser amongt hem onksi nE gypta,sa ttesbtyet dh ei nclusoifos no me extenPta,l einsitna)m,a dea roun4d1 9-420b yP allad(icu3.s6 3- sayinignts h eA ppohtghmeatthaet, h relea sotfw hichc orrespond befo4r3e1 )t,h eg alatmioannk a ndb ishofpo,Lr a usucsh,a mberlain witpha ssaignet sh eD isuscreo.Hs e musta lreahdayv aec quirae d tot hee asterronm aenm peroTrh,e odosIiIu( s4 01-5r0e)f,et roas n widree putataisao nan s ceatliscoo fG azian h ivse neraabgleTe.h is Isaiaagha,ii nnt hceo mpanoyfP aesiaotNs i,t riTah.e8n a meI saiah ise vincbeydZ eno'ssu mmonsa,n di tw oulsde emt oi mpltyh at alsooc cusresv etriamle isnt hAe plhabetthieAk lpohna,be tical Series hea rrivienGd a zas evedreacla deeasr lipeors,s iibnlt yh el at4e3 0s. ofA pophthegmata,w iltAihcn hkieldl( e3s)A ,m moes( 2)M,ac arius We knowt haPte tefre igniellnde sisn o rdenro tt os gin,b utt here (27a)n,d P oemen (20)s.t uAdonyfy t hew ritoefrt heD isuscreos isn oe videntcheaA tb baI saidiadh n ota ccetpots igtnh iism perial mustt,h erefporroec,e weidt hc autiIotni. sg eneraalglrye etdh at endeavtoorr e conctihleCe h alcedoannidaM no nophysgirtoeu ps. towartdh ee ndo ft hef iftche ntu,or ryd urintgh ef irhsatlo ff t he As a monki nf tfth-centGuarzya I,s aicaohu lndo tb utb ea sxitht,h e Palesltaiwniyaaennrd a scetZiacc,c hartihaeh Scholar, also parotf t hes piroiftr econciliaantdci oomnm unaiticont hawta s knowna sZ acchartihaeRh h etowrr,o taes yriLaifec Iifas iaInhi .t, characteorfbi osttihhci psl acaen dp eriod. Zaccharrieafhet rocs e rtawirint inignss y rioafoc n eI,s aiaWhit.h9i n ac ouploefc enturais eesc ond sLyierofi faI acs iwaahsw ritttehni,s timeb yt hen estorDiaadni,so ofB eth QatIrnat yhais.se conLifed, AbbIaas iah whicshe rvaesas p refatcoDe a disoC'osm menotnta hrDeyi suscreo,s then ameo ft hew ritoefrt heD isuscreo,Is saiiaslh i,n kweidt Shc etis Then ame' Isaisaehe'mt so h avbee ena commono nea tt het ime fort hef irtsitm teo. A ccorditnotg h eD isuscreotsh emselAvbebsa, andi nt her egioonft hed esefratt hers-itsth oas ta yf ourtahn-d Isaihaahd a discicpallel Peedt eTrh.e t hrenea meIss aiah, Peter, ftfth-ceEngtyuprtSy,y riPaa,l estianned,As ia MinorI.ta ppears, andS cetairsea lclo mbinienda s torrye cordienad n inth-century fore xamplien,a tl eaftsvte s ourcoefsg reaitm portafnocret he manuscriinpw th,i cPhe tearf ,o lloowfeA rb baI sairaehl,a ttheast histoorfye arclhyr ismtoinaans ticTihsefm .t rosftt h esThee,H itsory heo ncea tew ithhi sa bbanad o theorl dm eni nt hec ompanoyf if Monkisn E gytp1 1,a collectioofnd esicprtioonfsE gyptian AbbaI saacS coeft iCsaYr ei st ob et akewni tht hesree ferences, monksm adei n3 94b ya deacoann da g rouopf l aymetnr aveling howeveFro.ri nstanacneo,t htearlt eh abtr intgosg etIhseari Paeht,e r, throuEgghy ptm,e ntioan dse voumta na nda scetIisca i:wahh o� andE lisohfaSC etipsr oveisnf, a ctto,h avbee ens eitn t het imoef � int hec ompanoyfA bbaS ourouvsi,s ittheed grcenafte ssAobrb Eulogiaus si,x th-cebnitsuhrooypf Alexaannddrc ioar respondent AnouphT.h5e riesa nothreerf eretnoac ne Isianit ahhec ompanoyf ofG regotrhye G reat. . Paesiaof so,u rth-ceEngtyuprtyia annc horiintB ei,s hoAmpm on's Theraer ei,n a dditiocne,r tafiiftnh -ors xith-centLuirvyoe fs lettoenr P achomiaunsd T heodorree,c ordiendt heP achomian anothPet:rt etrh,em onophysPietteet rh eI beri(adn4. 9 1)b,i shop KoinonA itahi.rs6do urcTeh,He is toifr tiheMeson kifs U ppeErg ytp ofM aiouman,e aGra zaw,h iccha na ddt oo urk nowledogfe Abba 42o fP aphnutdieussc,r isbeevse rianilcd enitnst hel ifoefa late IsaiTahhe.a nonymoLusie f Pife ttehIreb erreicaonrtd hsa Its aiah fourth-cebnitsuhrooypf A lexandnraimae dI saiaThh.7Le a usiac wasb rouguhpta nde ducatienEd g yptt,Qnr eda sa monka ta n Hitso1r4y, another coofld leescctriiopntit ohnitssi, m eo fb oth 8.P aliluaHsdi,ts orLiaau sica.1c 4a., 675...PHP aia cshptohmomnoKriuHnoiiatiaatnnisc oo uhoirn1sfotnyAi: ,mh ea0 1mpegy,.2 t ioMqfn,oTU nhppLkeeis Erv gof pey ttschD, e4.e 2 s.Fe arttsh c,e .1r 1. d'911a.0Z1pDK a..oaac rpdcahiQhdktsataa2aeotthrnI51lgm SaeiseKlOe.cCy a oaonso hahtlru m, aha Vm mrikiaea,2asitnIsn 5d1l ratauuleBe'lis o y ih acsuzvederea r'r,Dieneae 3rtpt Isbia5et(iarbng r,.o1ieaea6u, U nef9 rf5e n 4r)ttes4e ,o -e1d . 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I " enne 19 18 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction � egyptciaoone bniaunmdw ithdrienwt toh ei solaotfit ohnei nterior yearsZ.a2c1c hartihaeSh c holLarie'f sIif s acioanhfi rtmhsips o i,n22 dItei sspe worhstis,ci mhbti logeohit,,tmh aptlS yc metitihagsilh,stt h ortutehgofpteh elh raes ic psneii o trtnu adameles 1de2.r t. alriivthdeoe,dgr eaets awh r ieetrcJh lo uhcsnooe fnM, ta rioolualmc iaPon'olegsbpen ihrtuoohmrra oiduadhgtseih� ds, a.Ii t �sSl CaIhp le Thee gypticaonn nectiisco onnfi rmeidn Z acchartihaSehc holar's PeterJ.o2h3no fM aioumaal sroe cortdhsaA tb baI saiaanhdP eter syriLaifecif SeveifrA unisto icnhw h icIhs aiiasdh e scriabs'e tdh is theI beirann,o tt ob ec onfusweidt Ihs aiadhi'ssc iopftl hee s ame granads ceotfiE cg yp1t3I' s.a isaoho dni scovehroewde,v etrh,ah ti s namew,e rei nc losceon tafcottr h reyee arsT.h2ea4 n onymoLuiesf reputathiionnd ertehdes earfcohrs olituFdien.d itnhga hte h ad ofP et2e5s ryr,i Cahcor nicalndeP ,lp2ehr6oo railarlee c2oC7ro ds matsh e manyf olleorwsI,s aimaohv edu p tPoa lestHianvei.nv gi sittheed Sparthacroimuisnw gi tohr detrosb rinbgo thI saiaanhdP etetro holpyl acIessa,i saeht taltef di risntt he denseearErtl eutheropolis ConstantinIospalieaexh.c usheidm seolngf r ounodfsil l h ealatnhd bujt udeamno nkasn dv isitsotrisslo lu ghhitm t her1e4. Petefro,r erwnead,e scapteodP hoenicTihae.C hronmeinctlieon s Mtert hCeo uncoifl Cahlced(o4n5 s1e)v,e ral coolfls etcot­ions thasto metilmaet Peert edri di nf acgto t oC onstantinaonpdl e28 rieosr,p lpehroorwieareme a,d e witthhei ntentoifco onnf irming thea nonymoLuiesrf efetrohs i me xcushiinmgs efrlofma ttendance thea nti-Chalcepdoosniitaino n. tPheemr oh;;aftpa sm ouosft hese, atc ouratft ePre ntec4os8t9a,,n d r etnuirntgo P aleswtihneerh ee theP lpehrooraissaeem balreodu n5d1 5d,u rintgh ep ontifiocfa te settnleeadJr a mniiant hea utumonf 4 90I.t2w a9sa tJ anmitah at Severus of bAynJ toihonac, hm o,n ka tt hem onasteorfB ye th Petehre arodf I saiadhe'asto hn 1 1A ugus4t9 1T.h ea nonymous Rufinaa ndl,a ter, bishop roeff eMtraoIsi s oauimaah, vthies iting Liefr ecorPdest eorw'ns d eatdhu rinegve o f4 D ecembeirnt he agemdo nkP,a uli,nt heT hebaid atbhoeyu eta4 r3 1be fosreet ­ samyee a3r0. tlinign P alestiinn4e 5 2/.51I35sa iiasrh e porttaeldk wiinthgP eter Durintgh el ast huynedarsrecsdh olhaarvsbe e einn d ispuotvee r the Iberibains,h oopfM aioumad,u ritnhge p alestinian rebellitohnei dentoiftI ys aiIanh1 .9 0K0u gener atrhgautteh deD isuscreos att hCeo unciolfC halcedoIns.a1i6ia skh n ownt oh avree ceived werew rittbeyn thIes aikanho wnt oh avbee ena tG azabu tw ere twos cholNaersst,o rtihueBs o uletaensdD ionysiSuesv.e1rd7ao lc ­ latceirr culuantdeedtr h en ameo fI saioafhS cetAi sf.e wy ears umenttsh,Ee cclieassHtiitscoaryal1n d8s y riCahcr oonfiZ acclceh ariah lateAru,g oustitnhoees d,i toofrt heG reetke xotf t heD isuscreos thSec holaarn1da9 l ettwerirt tbeynS everoufAs n tiocmhe,n2t0i on claimtehda tth erwee re tdwios tinIcsta iaIhns .hp iusb liicoanot f extreamnetC ih-alcedonlioaonksit noIg s aifaohgr u idance. thes yrivaecr sioofnt sh eD isuscreo,Rs eneD ragupeots tulaa ted Thea nonymoLuifes if PettehrIe b erriefaetnro sA bbaI saiah numbeorf I saiihs. beinign staaltlB eediD ta lthnae,a Gra zab,y t hea utumonf 4 85, Wast hermeo ret haonn eI saiianhv olwvietdth h we ritionfgt he thaitsa ,f tPeert etrh eI berihaandb eelni viantTg h avatfhotarh ree DiscoCuerrstaeyis,an ?swl eh avsee enI,s aiwaahsa c ommonn ame. We havael ssoe etnh atth en ameI saiwaahsa ssociwaittechde rtain 12P.e tdreru!b serer ,h ereinarfteefre rtroea dsVP, 10213-. 13Z.a cchartihaeSh c holVari,Sevt ear 2i,8 3. 21VP., 110-104. 14V.I, 6 . 22V.I ,9 . 15J.oh Rnu fusP,l pehroorhieareei,n arfteefre rtroea dsP, 27-28. 23V.I ,9 -1VP0,; 1 00-10a4nd;P , 1 01. 16VP,. 8-182. 24VP,. 100-104. 17VP,. 100-110. 25VP,. 130. 18Z.ac chartihaeSh c holHairts,o rEicacil aess5ti/ac9na d6, / .1 26HE., 2.6.3. 19Z.ac chartihaeRh h etoHri,ts orEiccail aesshteirceai,nar fteefre rtroea dsH E, 27P,. 6 8. 2.3-6. 28. 2.6.4. HE 20S.e veroufAs n tiochE,p. 3 8a lsroe fetroAs b baI saiaas'h t hvee ry famous, 29VP,. 142-26. thes tatoufpe h ilosoapnhdoy f l ifienG od'. 30V.p, 145. r 20 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 21 fifth-wcreinttbiuynZr gaysc chatrhSieca hho lanra.m weTa hasel so whoc amteol iivnec ommuintnye ahri ma nidn t hoep enyienag rs linkwiethdS cebtyti hsce mo mentaDtaodrio sfBo e tQha trTahyea . oft hfeo urctehn thUerc ya moeu otf s oldiett oub et hesiiprr itual Discotuhresmesseml evnetisPo enta esard iispcloeft hwer eirta,n d fathSeoroa.nft eArn tondye'asAt thh,a na(sc2i.9u 5s- 3w7r3o)ht ies thteh rneaem eIss aiPaeht,ae nrSd,c eatriceso mbiinnea nd i nth­ boigraopfht hyme o nkaw, o rtkh waats toap rhoafvoeiu nnfdl uence cetnurmyan us.cTr hieep atrwlryi toefthr esL iiffeP ettehIreb erian onm onasttihcriosumg Chhoruits tenTdowoamrt.dh3 ee2n odf t he andt hLeife if SeveifrA unst iaoncJdho honfM aioumhaa vneo . fourctehn t,tu hrdeye sehradtb ecotmhehe o meo fi nnumerable dffiiculitnay s sociIastiawniigath E hg pytT.h ew ritoeftr hL eife if hermlietasd siinmigll vaierts oA ntonays'cse,lt iinvcgais sd s iciples PettehIreb erZiaacnch,a trhiSeac hh oalnadrJ,o ohfnM aioaulmsao ofa na bboars, ip ritfuaatlhae nrcd,o mmuniotfmi oensk usn,i ted in havneop robloevmel ri nkIisnagwi iathPh a lestine. prayaenrwd o rk. Whyth,e nw,e rKeu genAeurg,u stainndDo rsa,g uuentc ertain Ina ddittioto hnol siienv ignE gpyta nPda l.estthmeeo,l. o. .m g lans ast ot hied enyot fiI tsaiOanheo? f th eS ayiifnt ghDsee sFeartth ers Cappadocioant hwmero ontaiesc tiosftm h dee seBraitstl.h Ger eat combiInseaswi iahtM ha cariIufwse.a 3r1te oa ssutmheat th wiass (c3.3 0�3w7h9oh) a,cd o mteot hdee steorl tia vsbe o tmho nakn d theeg yptianacnoh riatnemd o nMka,c artihuGesr eawth,od ieidn hermfioter,x ampllaeto,er rg anmiozneads ltiiifcnea nda round 39m0a yw en oatl assos utmheaI tsa wiaahsl ,i Pkaeu tlh Teh eban, Caesadrueraih niegsip scoptahceTyrw eo.o fh is wThoerL kosn,g er atl eaosnthe u ndrtewde nyteyao rlswd h ehne d eidT?h idso enso t RulaensTd h Seh oRrutleerbs e,c3am3mo ed eolfes a sntm eornasticism seeimm possible. anwde rwei deqluyo tientd h Reu loefS a iBnetn edict. Howevientr h,se a mwea yt hatth ewraems o rteh aonn eI saiah, Thed esaelrastto t ramcatntyer da vesloemorefws h,o mr ecorded itm ayp erhbaepa sr gutehdat th ewraems o rteh aonn Mea carius. storaibeosmu otn ktsh ehya edn counttheerTrehede. b est-known Oneo ft hceh aptientr hsse y iravce rsoifto hnDe i scoruerfseerss colleocftit ohne ssteo rTiheHesi ,s tifo trhyMe o nkisnE gypt,34 toc ertoatihnfe oru rth-DceesnetFruatrt yhw ehrosmI sakinaehw. recoridnGe rde ebkya g rojuopu rnetyhirnogEu ggpyht i n3 94, These, haorwneeo rvtee fre,tr oir net dhG er eetkea xnttd h ree ader watsr ansilnatLtoae tdbi yRn u finoufA sq uilwehioha a,ld i vaesd idsri ectteoDd r agueedtii'otosnf t hsey rDiiascc otuopr usresst uhei s ad siciopflD ei ydmust hBel iannddl atfeoru ndaec do mmunity argumfuerntth. Ie tmr ighbeta ddeidnc, o nclutshiaDotrn a,g uet's fomre no nt hMeo unotfO livTehsep. o puclhaarr aocftt heers e argumaernceto sm prehednsispirvoebvlyeDy de w raCsh ititnhy i s histograivteehs eg mr eiantt erest. extenadretdoi cnAl beb Ias aainatdhh ree aidesen rc ourtaorg eeadd Othevri sittbto hrdese sienrctl uEdveadg rPiounst i(cc3u.4s 5 - thifso arb alanvcieeodwft haer gument. 99)w,h ob ecaamm eo nakn ldi vaetNd i triaan tdh Cee lalnsid,n hiPsr acTtriecaaatnlidC shea potnPe rarysew rr ootnet hsep irliitfuea l hee xperitehnec3rJe5eod .h C na ss(i3a6n0 -w4h3o5c )a,mfr eo mh is Monaasntsdic cr ispotuurracle s monasatteB reyt hlethose tmu edgypy tiaannsd y rmioanna sticism TheD iscowuerrsweer si tdtuerni onngeo ft hmeo sfto mrative collehciatsce cdo uonfmt osn asltiiifnche i Isn staintclcuotnefse rences foarm onasitneM rayr seiTlhleew so.r3kb6se cacmlea sisnti hces perioofdc sh rismtoinaainsc tiisnmE gypatn dP alesItnit nhee. secohnadlo fft hteh icredn t,Au nrtyotnhyGe r eat (251-c. 355), thfea tohfem ro nastichiasdgm o,na el oinnet o thien o rddeesre rt 32A.t hanasViiusAt,na t oPnGi 2i6,: 838N-e9w7 tr.I?6s.l atiboyn'Y: �V ivian tol iivnie s olabtiuhotin as s ciectiismmme diaattetlry afcotleldo wers from theG reeakn dC optica rfeo rthcomini tnhgeC istercIan Studies senes. 33W. 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CisteSrtcuidSaiener sNi uemsb:Oe nrHe u ndFrieftyd AbbaI sahi aoSfc etis AscteiDci socusres Translawtietdah,n I ntroducatnidNo ont es, by JohCnh ryssavgis and Pacho(mRioobsPe erntk)e tt ( CISTERCIAN PUBLICATIONS KalamazMoioc,h igan 2002 © Translatcioopny righCtiesdt,e rPcuibalni caItinocn2.s0, 0 2. Allr ighrtess erved. Availafrbolme CistePrucbilainc ations EditOo.frfiiacanelCds u stoSmeerrv ice InstiotfuC ties terSctiuadni es Dedicatedt o WesteMrinc higUanni versity �amazoo,MI49008 SISTBEERN EDICfWAA RDS LG and BritainEsduh r opCeuasnt oSmeerrv ice 97L oughborough Road BISHOKPA LLISTWOASR E ThringstoCnoea,l viLleliecL,.E 678 LZQ http:ww/w./ spencereaybo.brgc/i st/p ub ( Thew orko fC isterPcuibalni cations ism adep ossiibnlp ea rbty s uppofrrotm WesteMrinc higUanni versity toT heI nstitouftC ei stercian Studies LibraorfCy o ngress Cataloguiunpgo nra evqauielsatb.l e ISBN0 -87907-5(5h0c3) 0-87907-7(5P0b6) Tabloef Contents TABLEO FA BBREVIATIONS 9 HREFACE 11 INTRODUCTION 13 1 Rulefsor t heB rothewrhso Livwei tHhi m 39 2 On theN aturSatla toeft heI ntellect 43 3 On theC onditioofBn e ginnaenrdsA nchorites 47 4 On theC onscieonfcT eh osweh oS taiyn T heiCre lls 53 5 FatihuflC omman dmentfsor t heE dificaotfTi hoons weh o Wisht oL ivPee acefuTlolgeyt her 69 6 On Thosweh oD esitroeL eadaL ief ofG oodS ilence 77 7 On Virtues 81 8 Sayings ( 87 9 Commandfsor T hosweh oh avRee nounce[dt hWeo rld] 95 10A notheDri scourse 99 11O n theG raionfM ustarSde ed 101 12O n Wine 103 13O n Thosweh oh avSet ruggalnedRd e achePde refction 105 14A ctosf M ourning 111 15O n Detachment 115 d?a 16O n thJeo yt haCto mest ot heS oul tD esirteoSs e rvGeo d 119 17O n Thoughatbso uRte nunciatainodE nxi le 131 18O n Forgiveness 139 19O n Passions 143 20O n Humility 147 7 8 AbbaI saioafSh c etis 21O n Repentance 149 22O n theC onducotft heN ew Person 163 23O n Perefction 173 24O n Tranquillity 181 25T oA bbaP etehri,Ds i sciple 183 26R ecordbeydI saiaDhi'ssc ipAlbeb,aP etewrh,o h adH earidt Spokebny h iMsa ster 211 27I nw hichhe s ay'sA,t teDnidl igently' 219 28T he BranchoefMs a lice 227 Tabloef A bbrveiations 29L amentations 235 BIBLIOGRAPHY 247 PATRISTIICNSD EX 257 SCRIPTURIEN DEX 261 AneaclBtoal landiana AB INDEXO F NAMES 271 CSCO CopruSsc prtioruCmh rinsotruiOmar ientalis SUBJECITN DEX 275 DS DicntniaodieSr pier itualite HitsorEcicail aesstica HE JTS JournaolfT hegoilcSoatlu dies OCA OrienCtharliisAatn ilaaencat a OgtI AbbaI saiaOhn,G udairgtn hIetn ellect P Plpehrooriae PL PatrloogLiaat ina PG PatrolGorageicaa PO PatroOlroigeliinast a (Revdu'eAi sqceuCtet m dytesui qe RAM SayingTsh Sea ygiso ntf hDee sFeatrhtse r Sch SocuerCsh rCnteise n VI VitIasea iae PetdreuIrsb erer W. 9 Praecfe y B THE END OF TFHOEUR TH andt hee arlpya rotft hefi fth centurtiheems o,n ksof E gypwte rceh aractebryia zs eedn se ofm ovemennto;to nlwye rteh eiyn creasbienignl'gyd iscov­ eredb'u,tt heayl sboe gatno b e' disspeed,rg' radaullbye comiantg­ tractteood t heprl acAfteesr. t hep assionftg h efo undignge neration ofm onaisctsim-Antoyn,P achomiAumso,u no fN irti aa,n dM acar­ iuso fS cetis-tsheec ongde neration-amtohnegmS ilvanus-left theihro measn dp lacoefst rainianngdj, o unreyeadb roaodft,e nin searocfih s olatDiuorni.nt gh e4 30sA,b baI saisaeht tilneG da zaan d iti sfr omh erteh awte h avaes erioefas s ceDtiicsu screoastt ribtuot ed him. Nofwot,rh ef irtismte i nE nglisht ranslawtei,to ono,d, i scover thew ealotfhs pithuaaln dt heologiincsailgt hhtaI ts aisahha rweist h hiasu dienacspe ,e rtinteondtaa ysi tw asf ifteceenn turaigeos. JohnC hryssavgis Pachomi(oRso berPte)n kett Bostoann dO xford Easte1r9,9 8 11 Itnroduction Hitsoraincgdaeg lorp ahiscteatgli n IN THE FIFTANDH SIXTH CENTURIEtSh,e G azar egiporn oved tob eh istoryi,gc eaolglraphitchaleloy,l ogiacnadls lpy,i ritau ally bridbgeewt eent heE gypotf t hef ourctehn tu(royer a rliaenrd) theB yzantiuomft hes evenctehn tu(roylr a teLro)c.a taetd3 103 1' (N.L ata.n)d 3 402 8'( EL.o ng.)t,h es outhwpeaslte stinioafn city Gazwaa su niquesliuyta tetdop rovicdoem municabtieotnw eEeans t andW esta,sw elalsb etweNeon rtahn dS outIht.w ass urrounded byn umerosumsa lslt rearmast,h tehra bny o nem ainc hanln.Ie tw as ¥ accesstiobt leM editerraanneday ne,ta lso shefrlotme trheesd e a bys anddu neIst.w ase stabliosnvh eedrf ye rtisloeila nds tooadtt he hubo fa ne xtensriovaed netawnodtr hke repbryo veadni mportant tradicnegn teTrh.em ositm portoafnt th esroea dsw ast hec aravan routteh alti nkSeydr iwai tEhg yptd,a tifrnogm ase arlayst hef irst centuCrEy. l Anortohaecdro nnecGtaezdwa i tJhe rusafrloemmt he seconcde ntuCrEyoI nt het wenticeetnht u,r ryao awda sd icsovered leadifrnogm Gazat ot hee astern ddeasteibrnatgc, kt ot hee arly seconcde ntu.M rayioumwaa si tpso rtw,lliclJ. enablseeda -trade throughtohueMt e diterraTnheear ne.g iwoans o no neo ft hem ain spicaen dp erfurmoeu taesse arlays t het hircde ntuBrCyE . 1A.c 8 :26. 13 14 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 15 Apafrortm i tssp itcrea Gdaez,wa a asl fsmaoo ufsor i tpsr osperous christrtaivarenslS e.h orattfleytr h Feo urth EcuCmoeunnicciall grappored ucaenwd i nter aTdhee.r egiboona sats eodp histicatedo fC halce(d4o5nt1 h)ce,o notverrstihaelo loPgeittaehnre, Iberian systoefim r rigaantdei loanb owriantpeer esJseemrseo.s'L iefo f (d4.9 1w)a,se lecBtiesdho ofMp a ioumPae.tw earst hdei sciple Hilanr2ie oveant tetsott hsfe ca tt hamto nkwse re occiunp ied ofA bbIas aainahdhe p ubleidhc iimsza stteera'cshw iindyge.W l e � ctivavtiinniegnst hfei e.lA bdbsaI saaidaohp tthsie m ageorfy knotwh ahett ralvetedoA lexanadnrtdio ta hE eg yptdieasnea rst , wlllemiankD iinsugscr eo1 2. welalst oA rabiaP haonedn icia. ConstatnhtGeir nee(a dt3. 3 7s)e parpaatgeGadan z frao mc hris­ Iti so nltyo watrhdee n do ft hfei ftche unrtyh,o wevtehra,t tiMaani ou(moaCr o nsta,an nttdih ate)w oc itienso rtwe enuriefi ed Gazsau ddefnlloyu raisasc heendft orel ri atresyrt udainesdsp iritual unttihtle�i eo Jf ultihaAenp ost(a3t2e3 .-G 6a3z)wai,ti htt se mple, pilgriamtatgrea,nc utmienrgso utsu deanntdps il griamlsia kned, �heM arnelOtnob, e cwoaamsc e e notfeH re llenisticD up­raganism.b ecomrienngo wnforeid t tse achoefrr hsoe rtiIcn.a d dititoon lltlhgre u l?feA rcad(i3u9s5 -a4n0e 8d)iw catps a ssfeordb,i dding an umbeorfo ratorpso eattnshd,eG a zcao mmuintpyro duced pagwaonr shainpGd,a zwaa cs hrinsitzileaadr,g tehlryo tuhgzehe al Aene(ads5. 3 8w)h,oc ombinneeodp lapthoinliposhsytwo ithhi s o�f�ryprhuisA.r caudswi'ie ft,h Eem press E(udd4.o0 x4i)a,a built chrisbteilsaia nenw fdh omA bbaI sapioasbhsl iyin flutehnrocuegdh basitlhEieuc dao,xi aonnta h,re u ionfts h Mea rneTihoenc .h ristian covneartsiaonnPd,ro cop(i4u6s5 5-3c0a.)r ,he toriacneidma inn ent comumniotfGy a zhao,w evreerm,a ians emdam liln oyru intttihle theoloogfti haeean r sliyxc tehun rtyO.t hreerwn oneedx ampolfe s ceunrtyT.h ec irteyc atlhleeet dh ioepuiunacnshc 'ovnersion thGea za SicnhcoloZulod sei mCahso,r iIcsiiudsTo,ir meoy,t,a h nd fifth byP hiloinp JohInn.6 37G,a zwaa cso nqubeyrt ehdAe r aabnswd i thdirnetwo threo atdoG azaI.t3 tooki ns pormpierd oem inent marytr.Is tb.sI shaotpt entdhFeeid Er csutm enCiocuanlic nNi ilc aea obscu,ar tli etafrysotmt hceh rispteirastnpi .ev ce (32D5u)r.i tnhgfe ou rtche unrtyG,a zwaa esm borilientd h aer ian Thet ransmigorfma otnikoisnnt heea rltyot- hmei d-fifth co�notver�snydt, h ree itnastemoeftn htle o caatlh anabsiisahno p centwuarsy comTmhoeSnp i.r iMteudaaolowJ f o hMno sch(o5s5 0- r�eU�ledt hlele lrtvenotifto hnpe o paen tdh eem perTohrem. o nk 619/a3n4td)h Lei voeEfsu tyhmiu(sd 4.7 3a)n d S(adb5.a3 s2b )y Hilan(o2n9 1-w3a7sa1 l)sb oo ranor untdh tiism ienT havatha CyroiflcS ytho(pco5l.2i 5s- 5a5t7tt)eo ts htme o vmeenotfa scetics � �t �o aboufti vmei lseosu otfhG azwah iclha taecrq uitrhed fromE gyp(te splelScycei taitsoP) a les(teisnapele lGcyai z.aA )bba s�Ifican Isahiiamhs wealsafl ateemri grfraonmEt g yptH.e m ovetdoB eit tr eputaatisto hnle o catoifto hnfema oumso nastoefr y Senddo.iscr teebdyA bbBaa rsanuaptth hiteuu sro nft hsei xctehn ­ Daltmhiad,wy ab eteweGna zaan dTh avhaast,o metaitfmeer the turHyi.l ariisso anit doh avter ealvetdoE gypatn dm etA ntyo,n SecoEncdu menCiocuanloc fiC lo nstanti(n4o3pt1la)ek, iw nigt h thef taheorfm ontiacsisAmft.e rwarrdest,u rthnoePe adl esatnidn e himt hmeo naswtaiyac n tdh sep irituaolft hwseee amlit-he remitic inotdrucmeodn astitcoit shmar te giwohni,cw ha sa lskon owfnor milioefSu c etPiersh.ha epl setE f gypta ftetrh see codnedvt aastion itso wnf ldaets aenrfidtn yee llsoawnw dh,i cmhu shta vree sembled ofS ceint ci.4s 34.4 thdee soeEfrg ty pttot hdew ellaenrtrdsa vleethresr e. Thep ericoodv ertihnyege aorfts u rmfooriml4 3t1o 4 5a1n d aftewra sac rittiicmfaeorli mperaiuatlh o,fr orie tcyclesjiuPa­osrtpihcoyafrlG y a z(a3 47-w4a2s0a )pp oinbtiesdh oofpG aza . 394a nda,c cdoirntgoM artkh Dee acoLnie'f,fsle tt hnee ed risdiacntfdior od no,c trfiornmautillo anW.«kn ow fromt hLeie of f III tob uialp di lghroismt teocl a tteort hien crenausmiebnrgo f PettehIbree riwarni,tb tyeZ na cchatrhiSeac hh oolfGa ar z(aer aly sixctehn t,ut rhyba)ott Ahbb aI saainaBdhi shPoepta eovri doebedy ­ intgh Reo maenm perZoern os'usm motnots h cepa it(ac4l.8 5i)n 2.J eromLeie,f <faHriilcoc2n.5,- 2F7o.cr o mplbeitbel iogirnoafrpmhaiticoanl fort exntost esde',eB ibliyo'g.r aph 3.A c8 :26-40. 4.S eehow,e veCrh,i tThtey, D esaeC ritt 7y3,. f 16 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 17 ordetros igtnh eH enoti(4k8o.2An )b baI saieanjho yegdr eeastt eem malea ndf emalaes cet(imcasi nElgyy ptibaunt a lsot,oa lesser amongt hem onksi nE gypta,sa ttesbtyet dh ei nclusoifos no me extenPta,l einsitna)m,a dea roun4d1 9-420b yP allad(icu3.s6 3- sayinignts h eA ppohtghmeatthaet, h relea sotfw hichc orrespond befo4r3e1 )t,h eg alatmioannk a ndb ishofpo,Lr a usucsh,a mberlain witpha ssaignet sh eD isuscreo.Hs e musta lreahdayv aec quirae d tot hee asterronm aenm peroTrh,e odosIiIu( s4 01-5r0e)f,et roas n widree putataisao nan s ceatliscoo fG azian h ivse neraabgleTe.h is Isaiaagha,ii nnt hceo mpanoyfP aesiaotNs i,t riTah.e8n a meI saiah ise vincbeydZ eno'ssu mmonsa,n di tw oulsde emt oi mpltyh at alsooc cusresv etriamle isnt hAe plhabetthieAk lpohna,be tical Series hea rrivienGd a zas evedreacla deeasr lipeors,s iibnlt yh el at4e3 0s. ofA pophthegmata,w iltAihcn hkieldl( e3s)A ,m moes( 2)M,ac arius We knowt haPte tefre igniellnde sisn o rdenro tt os gin,b utt here (27a)n,d P oemen (20)s.t uAdonyfy t hew ritoefrt heD isuscreos isn oe videntcheaA tb baI saidiadh n ota ccetpots igtnh iism perial mustt,h erefporroec,e weidt hc autiIotni. sg eneraalglrye etdh at endeavtoorr e conctihleCe h alcedoannidaM no nophysgirtoeu ps. towartdh ee ndo ft hef iftche ntu,or ryd urintgh ef irhsatlo ff t he As a monki nf tfth-centGuarzya I,s aicaohu lndo tb utb ea sxitht,h e Palesltaiwniyaaennrd a scetZiacc,c hartihaeh Scholar, also parotf t hes piroiftr econciliaantdci oomnm unaiticont hawta s knowna sZ acchartihaeRh h etowrr,o taes yriLaifec Iifas iaInhi .t, characteorfbi osttihhci psl acaen dp eriod. Zaccharrieafhet rocs e rtawirint inignss y rioafoc n eI,s aiaWhit.h9i n ac ouploefc enturais eesc ond sLyierofi faI acs iwaahsw ritttehni,s timeb yt hen estorDiaadni,so ofB eth QatIrnat yhais.se conLifed, AbbIaas iah whicshe rvaesas p refatcoDe a disoC'osm menotnta hrDeyi suscreo,s then ameo ft hew ritoefrt heD isuscreo,Is saiiaslh i,n kweidt Shc etis Then ame' Isaisaehe'mt so h avbee ena commono nea tt het ime fort hef irtsitm teo. A ccorditnotg h eD isuscreotsh emselAvbebsa, andi nt her egioonft hed esefratt hers-itsth oas ta yf ourtahn-d Isaihaahd a discicpallel Peedt eTrh.e t hrenea meIss aiah, Peter, ftfth-ceEngtyuprtSy,y riPaa,l estianned,As ia MinorI.ta ppears, andS cetairsea lclo mbinienda s torrye cordienad n inth-century fore xamplien,a tl eaftsvte s ourcoefsg reaitm portafnocret he manuscriinpw th,i cPhe tearf ,o lloowfeA rb baI sairaehl,a ttheast histoorfye arclhyr ismtoinaans ticTihsefm .t rosftt h esThee,H itsory heo ncea tew ithhi sa bbanad o theorl dm eni nt hec ompanoyf if Monkisn E gytp1 1,a collectioofnd esicprtioonfsE gyptian AbbaI saacS coeft iCsaYr ei st ob et akewni tht hesree ferences, monksm adei n3 94b ya deacoann da g rouopf l aymetnr aveling howeveFro.ri nstanacneo,t htearlt eh abtr intgosg etIhseari Paeht,e r, throuEgghy ptm,e ntioan dse voumta na nda scetIisca i:wahh o� andE lisohfaSC etipsr oveisnf, a ctto,h avbee ens eitn t het imoef � int hec ompanoyfA bbaS ourouvsi,s ittheed grcenafte ssAobrb Eulogiaus si,x th-cebnitsuhrooypf Alexaannddrc ioar respondent AnouphT.h5e riesa nothreerf eretnoac ne Isianit ahhec ompanoyf ofG regotrhye G reat. . Paesiaof so,u rth-ceEngtyuprtyia annc horiintB ei,s hoAmpm on's Theraer ei,n a dditiocne,r tafiiftnh -ors xith-centLuirvyoe fs lettoenr P achomiaunsd T heodorree,c ordiendt heP achomian anothPet:rt etrh,em onophysPietteet rh eI beri(adn4. 9 1)b,i shop KoinonA itahi.rs6do urcTeh,He is toifr tiheMeson kifs U ppeErg ytp ofM aiouman,e aGra zaw,h iccha na ddt oo urk nowledogfe Abba 42o fP aphnutdieussc,r isbeevse rianilcd enitnst hel ifoefa late IsaiTahhe.a nonymoLusie f Pife ttehIreb erreicaonrtd hsa Its aiah fourth-cebnitsuhrooypf A lexandnraimae dI saiaThh.7Le a usiac wasb rouguhpta nde ducatienEd g yptt,Qnr eda sa monka ta n Hitso1r4y, another coofld leescctriiopntit ohnitssi, m eo fb oth 8.P aliluaHsdi,ts orLiaau sica.1c 4a., 675...PHP aia cshptohmomnoKriuHnoiiatiaatnnisc oo uhoirn1sfotnyAi: ,mh ea0 1mpegy,.2 t ioMqfn,oTU nhppLkeeis Erv gof pey ttschD, e4.e 2 s.Fe arttsh c,e .1r 1. d'911a.0Z1pDK a..oaac rpdcahiQhdktsataa2aeotthrnI51lgm SaeiseKlOe.cCy a oaonso hahtlru m, aha Vm mrikiaea,2asitnIsn 5d1l ratauuleBe'lis o y ih acsuzvederea r'r,Dieneae 3rtpt Isbia5et(iarbng r,.o1ieaea6u, U nef9 rf5e n 4r)ttes4e ,o -e1d . 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I " enne 19 18 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction � egyptciaoone bniaunmdw ithdrienwt toh ei solaotfit ohnei nterior yearsZ.a2c1c hartihaeSh c holLarie'f sIif s acioanhfi rtmhsips o i,n22 dItei sspe worhstis,ci mhbti logeohit,,tmh aptlS yc metitihagsilh,stt h ortutehgofpteh elh raes ic psneii o trtnu adameles 1de2.r t. alriivthdeoe,dgr eaets awh r ieetrcJh lo uhcsnooe fnM, ta rioolualmc iaPon'olegsbpen ihrtuoohmrra oiduadhgtseih� ds, a.Ii t �sSl CaIhp le Thee gypticaonn nectiisco onnfi rmeidn Z acchartihaSehc holar's PeterJ.o2h3no fM aioumaal sroe cortdhsaA tb baI saiaanhdP eter syriLaifecif SeveifrA unisto icnhw h icIhs aiiasdh e scriabs'e tdh is theI beirann,o tt ob ec onfusweidt Ihs aiadhi'ssc iopftl hee s ame granads ceotfiE cg yp1t3I' s.a isaoho dni scovehroewde,v etrh,ah ti s namew,e rei nc losceon tafcottr h reyee arsT.h2ea4 n onymoLuiesf reputathiionnd ertehdes earfcohrs olituFdien.d itnhga hte h ad ofP et2e5s ryr,i Cahcor nicalndeP ,lp2ehr6oo railarlee c2oC7ro ds matsh e manyf olleorwsI,s aimaohv edu p tPoa lestHianvei.nv gi sittheed Sparthacroimuisnw gi tohr detrosb rinbgo thI saiaanhdP etetro holpyl acIessa,i saeht taltef di risntt he denseearErtl eutheropolis ConstantinIospalieaexh.c usheidm seolngf r ounodfsil l h ealatnhd bujt udeamno nkasn dv isitsotrisslo lu ghhitm t her1e4. Petefro,r erwnead,e scapteodP hoenicTihae.C hronmeinctlieon s Mtert hCeo uncoifl Cahlced(o4n5 s1e)v,e ral coolfls etcot­ions thasto metilmaet Peert edri di nf acgto t oC onstantinaonpdl e28 rieosr,p lpehroorwieareme a,d e witthhei ntentoifco onnf irming thea nonymoLuiesrf efetrohs i me xcushiinmgs efrlofma ttendance thea nti-Chalcepdoosniitaino n. tPheemr oh;;aftpa sm ouosft hese, atc ouratft ePre ntec4os8t9a,,n d r etnuirntgo P aleswtihneerh ee theP lpehrooraissaeem balreodu n5d1 5d,u rintgh ep ontifiocfa te settnleeadJr a mniiant hea utumonf 4 90I.t2w a9sa tJ anmitah at Severus of bAynJ toihonac, hm o,n ka tt hem onasteorfB ye th Petehre arodf I saiadhe'asto hn 1 1A ugus4t9 1T.h ea nonymous Rufinaa ndl,a ter, bishop roeff eMtraoIsi s oauimaah, vthies iting Liefr ecorPdest eorw'ns d eatdhu rinegve o f4 D ecembeirnt he agemdo nkP,a uli,nt heT hebaid atbhoeyu eta4 r3 1be fosreet ­ samyee a3r0. tlinign P alestiinn4e 5 2/.51I35sa iiasrh e porttaeldk wiinthgP eter Durintgh el ast huynedarsrecsdh olhaarvsbe e einn d ispuotvee r the Iberibains,h oopfM aioumad,u ritnhge p alestinian rebellitohnei dentoiftI ys aiIanh1 .9 0K0u gener atrhgautteh deD isuscreos att hCeo unciolfC halcedoIns.a1i6ia skh n ownt oh avree ceived werew rittbeyn thIes aikanho wnt oh avbee ena tG azabu tw ere twos cholNaersst,o rtihueBs o uletaensdD ionysiSuesv.e1rd7ao lc ­ latceirr culuantdeedtr h en ameo fI saioafhS cetAi sf.e wy ears umenttsh,Ee cclieassHtiitscoaryal1n d8s y riCahcr oonfiZ acclceh ariah lateAru,g oustitnhoees d,i toofrt heG reetke xotf t heD isuscreos thSec holaarn1da9 l ettwerirt tbeynS everoufAs n tiocmhe,n2t0i on claimtehda tth erwee re tdwios tinIcsta iaIhns .hp iusb liicoanot f extreamnetC ih-alcedonlioaonksit noIg s aifaohgr u idance. thes yrivaecr sioofnt sh eD isuscreo,Rs eneD ragupeots tulaa ted Thea nonymoLuifes if PettehrIe b erriefaetnro sA bbaI saiah numbeorf I saiihs. beinign staaltlB eediD ta lthnae,a Gra zab,y t hea utumonf 4 85, Wast hermeo ret haonn eI saiianhv olwvietdth h we ritionfgt he thaitsa ,f tPeert etrh eI berihaandb eelni viantTg h avatfhotarh ree DiscoCuerrstaeyis,an ?swl eh avsee enI,s aiwaahsa c ommonn ame. We havael ssoe etnh atth en ameI saiwaahsa ssociwaittechde rtain 12P.e tdreru!b serer ,h ereinarfteefre rtroea dsVP, 10213-. 13Z.a cchartihaeSh c holVari,Sevt ear 2i,8 3. 21VP., 110-104. 14V.I, 6 . 22V.I ,9 . 15J.oh Rnu fusP,l pehroorhieareei,n arfteefre rtroea dsP, 27-28. 23V.I ,9 -1VP0,; 1 00-10a4nd;P , 1 01. 16VP,. 8-182. 24VP,. 100-104. 17VP,. 100-110. 25VP,. 130. 18Z.ac chartihaeSh c holHairts,o rEicacil aess5ti/ac9na d6, / .1 26HE., 2.6.3. 19Z.ac chartihaeRh h etoHri,ts orEiccail aesshteirceai,nar fteefre rtroea dsH E, 27P,. 6 8. 2.3-6. 28. 2.6.4. HE 20S.e veroufAs n tiochE,p. 3 8a lsroe fetroAs b baI saiaas'h t hvee ry famous, 29VP,. 142-26. thes tatoufpe h ilosoapnhdoy f l ifienG od'. 30V.p, 145. r 20 AbbaI saioafSh c etis Introduction 21 fifth-wcreinttbiuynZr gaysc chatrhSieca hho lanra.m weTa hasel so whoc amteol iivnec ommuintnye ahri ma nidn t hoep enyienag rs linkwiethdS cebtyti hsce mo mentaDtaodrio sfBo e tQha trTahyea . oft hfeo urctehn thUerc ya moeu otf s oldiett oub et hesiiprr itual Discotuhresmesseml evnetisPo enta esard iispcloeft hwer eirta,n d fathSeoroa.nft eArn tondye'asAt thh,a na(sc2i.9u 5s- 3w7r3o)ht ies thteh rneaem eIss aiPaeht,ae nrSd,c eatriceso mbiinnea nd i nth­ boigraopfht hyme o nkaw, o rtkh waats toap rhoafvoeiu nnfdl uence cetnurmyan us.cTr hieep atrwlryi toefthr esL iiffeP ettehIreb erian onm onasttihcriosumg Chhoruits tenTdowoamrt.dh3 ee2n odf t he andt hLeife if SeveifrA unst iaoncJdho honfM aioumhaa vneo . fourctehn t,tu hrdeye sehradtb ecotmhehe o meo fi nnumerable dffiiculitnay s sociIastiawniigath E hg pytT.h ew ritoeftr hL eife if hermlietasd siinmigll vaierts oA ntonays'cse,lt iinvcgais sd s iciples PettehIreb erZiaacnch,a trhiSeac hh oalnadrJ,o ohfnM aioaulmsao ofa na bboars, ip ritfuaatlhae nrcd,o mmuniotfmi oensk usn,i ted in havneop robloevmel ri nkIisnagwi iathPh a lestine. prayaenrwd o rk. Whyth,e nw,e rKeu genAeurg,u stainndDo rsa,g uuentc ertain Ina ddittioto hnol siienv ignE gpyta nPda l.estthmeeo,l. o. .m g lans ast ot hied enyot fiI tsaiOanheo? f th eS ayiifnt ghDsee sFeartth ers Cappadocioant hwmero ontaiesc tiosftm h dee seBraitstl.h Ger eat combiInseaswi iahtM ha cariIufwse.a 3r1te oa ssutmheat th wiass (c3.3 0�3w7h9oh) a,cd o mteot hdee steorl tia vsbe o tmho nakn d theeg yptianacnoh riatnemd o nMka,c artihuGesr eawth,od ieidn hermfioter,x ampllaeto,er rg anmiozneads ltiiifcnea nda round 39m0a yw en oatl assos utmheaI tsa wiaahsl ,i Pkaeu tlh Teh eban, Caesadrueraih niegsip scoptahceTyrw eo.o fh is wThoerL kosn,g er atl eaosnthe u ndrtewde nyteyao rlswd h ehne d eidT?h idso enso t RulaensTd h Seh oRrutleerbs e,c3am3mo ed eolfes a sntm eornasticism seeimm possible. anwde rwei deqluyo tientd h Reu loefS a iBnetn edict. 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