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THE PARADISE

OF THE HOLY FATHERS

VOLUME I

CONTAINING THE INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE OF ST ANTHONY, BY ATHANASIUS ARCHBP OF ALEXANDRIA: HISTORIES OF THE FATHERS BY PALLADIUS Bp OF HELENOPOLIS: THE RULE OF PACHOMIUS: ST JEROME'S HISTORY OF THE FATHERS

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Contents of the First Volume
Frontispiece
Preface v
Introduction xv
1 Palladius, his Life and Travels xv
2 The Book Paradise xxv
3 Christian Monasticism in Egypt xxxix
4 The Supernatural Element in the Book Paradise xlix
5 The Libes of the Egyptian Monks and their Teaching liv
6 Palladius as a Historian lxij
j The Life of St. Anthony by Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria 3
ij The Paradise of Palladius
Book j
1 The Epistle of Palladius to Lausus 77
2 The Plan of the Book of Paradise 78
3 Counsels to Lausus 80
The Histories of the Holy Men:
1 The History of Abba Isidore 89
2 The History of Dorotheos of Thebes 91
3 The History of the Virgin Potamiaena 93
4 The History of Didymus 94
5 The History of the Maiden Alexandra 95
6 The History of Abba Macarius and a certain Virgin 96
7 Concerning the Monks who lived in Nitria 99
8 The History of Abba Ammon 100
9 The History of the Blessed Man Hor 102
10 The History of the Blessed Man Pambo [or Panbo] 103
11 The History of the Blessed Man Ammonius 105
12 The History of the Blessed Man Benjamin 106
13 The History of Apollonius the Merchant 107
14 The Histories of Paesius and Isaiah 108
15 The History of Macarius, the Child of his Cross 109
16 The History of the Blessed Nathaniel 111
17 The Histories of Macarius the Egyptian, and of Macarius the Alexandrian 113
18 The History of the Blessed Man Macarius, the Alexandrian 117
19 The History of the Blessed Man Paul the Simple 125
20 The History of the Blessed Man Pachomius 129
21 The History of the Blessed Man Stephen 131
22 The History of the Blessed Man Valens, the Palestinian 132 ​
23 The History of the Blessed Man Hero, the Alexandrian 134
24 The History of the Blessed Man Ptolemy, the Egyptian 135
25 The History of the Blessed Man Abraham, the Egyptian 136
26 The History of the Virgin in Jerusalem 136
27 The History of the Virgin in Caesarea 137
28 The History of the Virgin who fell and repented 137
29 The History of another Virgin who fell and repented 138
30 The History of the Blessed Thais or Thaisis 140
31 The History of the Blessed Man Abba Elijah 142
32 The History of the Blessed Man Dorotheos 144
33 The History of the Blessed Man Pachomius 144
34 An Apology, and Preface, and Admonition 149
35 The History of the Virgin who hid Athanasius 150
36 The History of Piamon the Virgin 152
37 The History of Mother Talida 153
38 The History of the Virgin Taor 153
39 The History of the Virgin Colluthus 154
40 The History of the Virgin and the Magistrianus 154
41 The History of Melania the Great 156
42 The History of Melania the Younger 161
43 The History of Olympias 163
44 The History of Candida 165
45 The History of Gelasia 166
46 The History of Juliana 166
47 The History of Heronion and Bosphoria 166
48 The History of Magna 167
49 The History of the Monk Misericors 168
50 The History of John of Lycus 169
51 The History of Possidonius 173
52 The History of Chronius of Phcenix 175
53 The History of James the Lame and Paphnutius Kephala 175
54 The History of Solomon 180
55 The History of Dorotheos 180
56 The History of Diocles 181
57 The History of Kapiton 181
58 The History of the Monk who fell 181
59 The History of Ephraim, Deacon of Edessa 182
60 The History of Innocent the Priest 183
61 The History of Elpidius 185
62 The History of Eustathius 186
63 The History of Sisinnius 186
64 The History of Gaddai, the Palestinian 187
65 The History of Elijah 187 ​
66 The History of Sabas of Jericho 187
67 The History of Serapion of the Girdle 188
68 The History of Eulogius 192
Book ij
1 The Triumph of Mark the Mourner 197
2 The History of Mar Paulus (Paule) 197
3 The History of the Alexandrian 203
4 The History of an Old Man in Scete 209
5 The History of a Disciple 212
6 The History of a Disciple 212
7 The History of Peter 214
8 The History of a Disciple 214
9 The History of Aurelius (Adolius) 214
10 The History of Abba Moses, the Indian 215
11 The History of Abba Pior 218
12 The History of Abba Moses, the Libyan 219
13 The History of a Wandering Monk 219
14 The History of Evagrius 222
15 The History of Malchus 226
16 The History of the Two Naked Fathers 234
17 The History of an Old Man who went Naked 235
18 The History of another Holy Man 238
19 The History of a Grass-eating Monk 239
20 The History of a certain Virgin 240
21 The History of the Two Young Men with Macarius 240
22 The History of Bessarion 242
23 The History of the Acts of Bessarion 243
24 The History of the Man with Nine Virtues 245
25 The History of Maria 248
26 The History of a Sage 251
27 The History of the Two Brothers 253
28 The History of a Virgin 255
29 The History of Stephana 260
30 The History of Eucarpus 262
31 The History of the Deacon 264
32 The History of the Bishop 265
33 The History of Abba Poemen's Neighbour 265
34 The History of a Brother who denied Christ 266
35 The History of an Old Man in Scete 267
36 The History of Serapion and the Harlot 268
37 The History of a Harlot 269
38 The History of Apollo in Scete 270
39 The History of Cosmas of Sinai 270
40 The History of Abba Macarius 271
41 The History of the Melchisedekian 273 ​
42 The History of Macarius, the Egyptian 273
43 The History of Mark the Less 278
44 The History of Abba Paule, disciple of Anthony 278
The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna, or the "Asketikon"
1 The Monks of Tabenna 283
2 The History of Sylvanus the Actor 284
3 The History of a Sinner who died 287
4 The History of the Funeral of a Holy Man 289
5 The History of the Things heard by Pachomius 290
6 The History of the Things which Pachomius did 292
7 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius 292
8 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius 293
9 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius 295
10 The History of the Words of Doctrine of Pachomius 296
11 The History of Pachomius and the Wheat 298
12 The History of Pachomius and the Wages of the Brethren 301
13 The History of the Apostate Monk 301
14 The History of Pachomius and the Phantom 304
15 The History of the Gift of Tongues 307
16 The History of Jonah the Gardener 308
17 The History of Pachomius and the Buildings 310
18 The History of Pachomius and the Heretics 311
19 The History of a Question and Answer 312
20 The History of a Vainglorious Monk 313
21 The History of the Monk in the Monastery 313
Further Remarks by Palladius 315
The history of the Monks, by Hieronymus
1 The Apology 317
2 The History of John of Lycus 320
3 The History of Abba Hor 334
4 The History of Abbd Ammon 336
5 The History of Abba Abban 337
6 The History of the Monks of Oxyrrhynchus 337
7 The History of Abba Theon 338
8 The History of Abba Elijah 339
9 The History of Abba Apollo 340
10 The History of Apellen 353
11 The History of Apollo, and of John the DesertDweller 356
12 The History of Abba Paphnutius 358
13 The History of Eulogius 362
14 The History of Isidore 363
15 The History of Dioscurus 363 ​
16 The History of Copres and Petarpemotis 364
17 The History of Hor, Isaiah, Paul, and Nopi 372
18 The History of Evagrius 373
19 The History of Abba Pithyrion 374
20 The Triumphs of the Blessed Fathers 374
21 The Triumphs of the Monks who were in Nitria 376
22 The Triumph of Ammon the First 377
23 The Triumph of another Ammon 378
24 The Triumph of Didymus 378
25 The Triumph of Chronius 379
26 The Triumph of the Three Brethren 379
27 The Triumph of Philemon 379
28 The Triumph of John 379
29 The Triumph of Serapion 380
30 The Triumph of Apollo the Less 380
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