SettingsEgyptian hermits
Abdel Messih El-Makari
Father Abdel Messih El-Makari (or El-Manahri) was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest, and a 20th century Coptic saint.
Father Abdel Messih El-Makari (or El-Manahri) was a Coptic Orthodox monk and priest, and a 20th century Coptic saint.
Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great, also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anth...
Anthony the Great or Antony the Great, also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Anth...
Apophthegmata Patrum
The Apophthegmata Patrum is the name given to various collections popularly known as of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, consisting of stories and sayings attributed to the Desert Fa...
The Apophthegmata Patrum is the name given to various collections popularly known as of Sayings of the Desert Fathers, consisting of stories and sayings attributed to the Desert Fa...
Asceticon
The Asceticon by Abba Isaiah of Scetes is a diverse anthology of essays by an Egyptian Christian monk who left Scetes around 450 AD. Originally composed in Greek, the Asceticon consists ...
The Asceticon by Abba Isaiah of Scetes is a diverse anthology of essays by an Egyptian Christian monk who left Scetes around 450 AD. Originally composed in Greek, the Asceticon consists ...
Bononio
Saint Bononio (or Bononius) (died August 30, 1026) was a Benedictine abbot and saint of the Catholic Church.
Saint Bononio (or Bononius) (died August 30, 1026) was a Benedictine abbot and saint of the Catholic Church.
Desert Fathers
The Desert Fathers were hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to...
The Desert Fathers were hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to...
Desert Mothers
The Desert Mothers were female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria in the 4th and 5th centuries CE. They typically lived in the monastic communities that began...
The Desert Mothers were female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria in the 4th and 5th centuries CE. They typically lived in the monastic communities that began...
Elias the Hermit
Venerable Elias the Hermit was a desert dwelling monk of the fourth century AD. He led the ascetic life for nearly eighty years in a mountain cave of Egypt.
Venerable Elias the Hermit was a desert dwelling monk of the fourth century AD. He led the ascetic life for nearly eighty years in a mountain cave of Egypt.
Ethiopic Collectio Monastica
The Ethiopic Collectio Monastica is a book that includes some original sayings of the Desert Fathers, and which is textually independent of the more well known Apophthegmata Patrum.
The Ethiopic Collectio Monastica is a book that includes some original sayings of the Desert Fathers, and which is textually independent of the more well known Apophthegmata Patrum.
Hilarion
Hilarion was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great.
Hilarion was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great.
Hospitius
Saint Hospitius (in French, Saint Hospice and anciently Saint Sospis) (died May 21, 581) was a French recluse who, according to tradition, had been a monk in his native Egypt towards...
Saint Hospitius (in French, Saint Hospice and anciently Saint Sospis) (died May 21, 581) was a French recluse who, according to tradition, had been a monk in his native Egypt towards...
John of Egypt
Saint John of Egypt (? - 394) was one of the hermits of the Nitrean desert.
Saint John of Egypt (? - 394) was one of the hermits of the Nitrean desert.
Macarius of Alexandria
Saint Macarius of Alexandria (died 395) was a monk in the Nitrian Desert.
Saint Macarius of Alexandria (died 395) was a monk in the Nitrian Desert.
Onuphrius
Onuphrius or Onoufrios, venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofe...
Onuphrius or Onoufrios, venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofe...
Paphnutius the Ascetic
Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century.
Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ), also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century.
Parsoma
Saint Parsoma the Naked (Coptic language: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲣⲥⲱⲙⲁ; 1257–1317) is an Egyptian saint, recognized solely by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Saint Parsoma the Naked (Coptic language: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲣⲥⲱⲙⲁ; 1257–1317) is an Egyptian saint, recognized solely by the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Paul of Tammah
Saint Paul of Tammah (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟϩ) (died 415 AD) was an Egyptian saint who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. He is venerated only in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Saint Paul of Tammah (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲧⲁⲙⲙⲟϩ) (died 415 AD) was an Egyptian saint who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. He is venerated only in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Paul of Thebes
Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite is regarded as the first Christian hermit.
Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite is regarded as the first Christian hermit.
Paul the Simple
Paul the Simple (d. ca.
Paul the Simple (d. ca.
Pijimi
Pijimi is a 4th century Egyptian saint, a native of Feesha, diocese of Masil.
Pijimi is a 4th century Egyptian saint, a native of Feesha, diocese of Masil.
Poemen
Abba Poemen was an Egyptian monk, ascetic, and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba in the Apophthegmata Patrum.
Abba Poemen was an Egyptian monk, ascetic, and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba in the Apophthegmata Patrum.
Poimen
Poimen (Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποιμήν; ποιμήν means "shepherd") (reportedly from 340 to 450) was an Egyptian monk and ascetic.
Poimen (Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποιμήν; ποιμήν means "shepherd") (reportedly from 340 to 450) was an Egyptian monk and ascetic.
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Kyrillos VI, born Azer Youssef Atta, was the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria also called Kyrillos VI, born Azer Youssef Atta, was the Pope and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
Psote
Psote (+ 300), also known as Bisada, Besada, Abashadi, Abassadius, or Beshada, was a bishop of Ptolemais in Upper Egypt.
Psote (+ 300), also known as Bisada, Besada, Abashadi, Abassadius, or Beshada, was a bishop of Ptolemais in Upper Egypt.
Saint Amun
Ammon or Amun (288–350) was a saint and hermit of Egypt.
Ammon or Amun (288–350) was a saint and hermit of Egypt.
Saint Fana
Saint Fana (also known as Abu Fana, Abu Fanah, or Apa Bane) (c.
Saint Fana (also known as Abu Fana, Abu Fanah, or Apa Bane) (c.
Samuel the Confessor
Saint Samuel the Confessor is a Coptic Orthodox saint, venerated in all Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Saint Samuel the Confessor is a Coptic Orthodox saint, venerated in all Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Shenoute
Shenoute the Great, Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite (Coptic: ; (347-465 or 348-466) (also called Shenouda) was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt.
Shenoute the Great, Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite (Coptic: ; (347-465 or 348-466) (also called Shenouda) was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt.
Vitalis of Gaza
Saint Vitalis of Gaza is venerated as a hermit-saint by the Catholic Church.
Saint Vitalis of Gaza is venerated as a hermit-saint by the Catholic Church.