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Pambo of Nitria

c. 303 – c. 375
monkpresbyter

One of the founding generation of monks at Nitria in Lower Egypt, ordained presbyter and remembered as a teacher of silence and discernment. According to Palladius and the Apophthegmata he taught the Tall Brothers and received a visit from Melania the Elder shortly before his death. His sayings on guarding the tongue and on holy reading were widely transmitted in the desert literature.

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Who was Pambo of Nitria?
Pambo of Nitria (303–375) — One of the founding generation of monks at Nitria in Lower Egypt, ordained presbyter and remembered as a teacher of silence and discernment. According to Palladius and the Apophthegmata he taught the Tall Brothers and received a visit from Melania the Elder shortly before his death. His sayings on guarding the tongue and on holy reading were widely transmitted in the desert literature.
Who did Pambo of Nitria meet?
Melania the Elder.

Sources for biography

  • Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 10 primary
  • Apophthegmata Patrum, alphabetical collection s.v. Pambo primary
  • Socrates, Hist. Eccl. 4.23 primary

documented connections(1)

  • met Melania the Elder
    Palladius records Melania the Elder visiting Pambo at Nitria shortly before his death and Pambo dying in her presence.
    Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 10, 46

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