Short sayings from Egyptian monasticism: memorable, strange, practical, and easy to read in small doses.
Macarius the Great
c. 300 – c. 391 · b. Shabsheer
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 300, Shabsheer
- Died
- c. 391, Scetis
- Region
- egypt
- Era
- desert father
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Macarius of Egypt
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Egyptian desert father, founder of the monastic settlement of Scetis.
- Primary source
- Apophthegmata Patrum (Macarius the Great)
Egyptian desert father, founder of the monastic settlement of Scetis. Subject of many sayings in the Apophthegmata Patrum.
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Common questions
- Who was Macarius the Great?
- Macarius the Great (300–391) — Egyptian desert father, founder of the monastic settlement of Scetis. Subject of many sayings in the Apophthegmata Patrum.
- Who did Macarius the Great teach?
- Evagrius Ponticus.
Sources for biography
- Apophthegmata Patrum (Macarius the Great) primary
- Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 17 primary
documented connections(1)
- taught by (incoming) Evagrius PonticusEvagrius sat at the feet of Macarius the Great and Macarius the Alexandrian in the desert (Palladius, contemporary).Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 38
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Macarius the Great).