Short sayings from Egyptian monasticism: memorable, strange, practical, and easy to read in small doses.
Pambo of Nitria
c. 303 – c. 375
MonkPresbyter
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 303
- Died
- c. 375, Nitria
- Region
- egypt
- Era
- desert father
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Abba Pambo
Highlights
- Main contribution
- One of the founding generation of monks at Nitria in Lower Egypt, ordained presbyter and remembered as a teacher of silence and discernment.
- Primary source
- Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 10
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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Common questions
- 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)
- Palladius records Melania the Elder visiting Pambo at Nitria shortly before his death and Pambo dying in her presence.Palladius, Historia Lausiaca 10, 46