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Desert Mothers — Saint Paula and her daughter Eustochium with their spiritual advisor Saint Jerome painting by Francisco de Zurbarán. The Desert Mothers were female Christian ascetics living in the desert of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria in the 4th and 5th… … Wikipedia
Monastery of Saint Pishoy — The Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natrun (the Nitrian Desert), Beheira Governorate, Egypt, is the most famous Coptic Orthodox monastery named after Saint Pishoy. It is the easternmost monastery among the four current monasteries of the… … Wikipedia
Macarius of Egypt — For other persons named Macarius, see Macarius. Saint Macarius of Egypt An icon of Saint Macarius of Egypt Born ca. 300 Shabsheer (Shanshour), Al Minufiyah Governorate, Egypt Died 391 Scet … Wikipedia
Paromeos Monastery — The Paromeos Monastery, also known as Baramos Monastery, is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Nitrian Desert. It is the most northern monastery among the four current monasteries of Scetes, about 4 Km north of the Monastery of Saint… … Wikipedia
Wadi El Natrun — For other uses, see Natrona (disambiguation). Wadi El Natrun Monastery of the Syrians in Wadi el Natrun … Wikipedia
Pishoy — Infobox Saint name=Saint Pishoy birth date=320 death date=417 feast day=July 15 = 8 Epip venerated in=Oriental Orthodox Churches imagesize=200px caption=Coptic icon of Saint Pishoy, Star of the Desert and Beloved of our Good Savior birth… … Wikipedia
Syrian Monastery — The Syrian Monastery, also known as Suryan Monastery, is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Nitrian Desert. It is located about 500 meters northwest of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy. Ecclesiastically, the monastery is dedicated to the… … Wikipedia
John the Dwarf — Infobox Saint name=Saint John the Dwarf birth date=ca. 339 death date=ca. 405 feast day=October 17 = Paopi 20 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches imagesize= caption= birth place=Basta, Egypt… … Wikipedia
Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great — The Monastery of Saint Macarius is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun, Beheira Governorate, about 92 km north west of Cairo, and off the highway between Cairo and Alexandria. The church tower at St Macarius Monastery … Wikipedia
Tyrannius Rufinus — or Rufinus of Aquileia ( Rufinus Aquileiensis ) (between 340 and 345 ndash; 410) was a monk, historian, and theologian. He is most known as a translator of Greek patristic material into Latin mdash;especially the work of Origen.LifeRufinus was… … Wikipedia
