Desert Fathers

4th-century Christian bishop, theologian, and saint (329–379)

Egyptian Christian monk, hermit, and saint (died 356)

Egyptian saint

Egyptian Christian monk and hermit

desert valley near the Egyptian Nile delta

monk, priest and martyr in Egypt

early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD

Hilarion (291–371), also known by the bynames of Thavata, of Gaza, and in the Orthodox Church as the Great was a Christian anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great (c. 251–356). While Anthony is considered to have established Christian monasticism in the Egyptian Desert, Hilarion, who lived in the coastal area near Gaza, is considered by his biographer Jerome (c. 342/347 – 420), to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism - regarding this claim see also Hilarion's contemporary, Chariton (mid-3rd century – c. 350), founder of monasticism

Desert Father

monk in the Nitrian Desert

monk

stories attributed to early Christian hermits and monks

Egyptian priest (4th century AD)

Egyptian saint

Poemen the Great (Greek: Ὁ Ἅγιος Ποιμήν; ποιμήν means "shepherd") (c. 340–450) was a Christian monk and early Desert Father who is the most quoted Abba (Father) in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers). Poemen was quoted most often for his gift as a spiritual guide, reflected in the name "Poemen" ("Shepherd"), rather than for his asceticism. He is considered a saint in Eastern Christianity. His feast day is August 27 in the Julian calendar (September 9 in the Gregorian calendar).

early Christian saint

Egyptian Desert Father

Egyptian hermit

human settlement in Egypt

Egyptian saint

Palestinian monk and abbot

Orsisius (in Greek Arsisios, local name Oresiesis-Heru-sa Ast) was an Egyptian monk and author of the fourth century. His memorial is June 15.

thumbnail|260px|Kellia. Kellia ("the Cells"), referred to as "the innermost desert", was a 4th-century Egyptian Christian monastic community spread out over many square kilometers in the Nitrian Desert about south of Alexandria. It was one of three centers of monastic activity in the region, along with Nitria and Scetis (Wadi El Natrun). It is called al-Muna in Arabic and was inhabited until the 9th century. Only archaeological sites remain there today.

Egyptian anchorite

Egyptian monk

Egyptian monk

Christian theologian

region in northwestern Egypt

Georgian saint

Georgian saint

Egyptian Christian monks

desert dwelling monk

Egyptian saint

eastern Orthodox Christian saint (5 th century)

Egyptian priest and ascetic