Nitria (also called the Mountain of Nitria or Petoou Mpihosm in Greek and Latin sources) is one of the earliest Christian monastic sites in Egypt and is...

Nitria could refer to: Nitra, a city in western Slovakia Nitria (monastic site), abandoned site of early Christian monastic activity Nitrian Desert, region...

names: Skiathis – Sketis – Skithis – Skitis – Skete – Oros Nitrias (Nitria) – Wadi el-Natrun – sites including Deir el-Surian (Deir el-Syriani), the monastery...

Serapion of Nitria, (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион) Serapion of Thmuis, also spelled Sarapion, or Serapion the Scholastic was...

respective Christian denominations that have forms of monastic living. Those living the monastic life are known by the generic terms monks (men) and nuns...

early Christian monastic centers located in the Nitrian Desert of the northwestern Nile Delta. The other two monastic centers are Nitria and Kellia. Scetis...

excavations. Only Scetis in the Wadi El Natrun remains a monastic site today. Desert Fathers Or of Nitria Desert of Mount Athos Pachomian monasteries "Nitrian...

Egyptian Nile Valley during these periods, which may be due to problems in site preservation. The Nile Valley on the eastern edge of North Africa is one...

south of Alexandria. It was one of three centers of monastic activity in the region, along with Nitria and Scetis (Wadi El Natrun). It is called al-Muna...

ascetics, forming the first cenobitic communities called "sketes", such as Nitria and Kellia. Within a short time, more and more people arrived to adopt the...

the founding of a settlement of cells in the Nitrean desert at a site known as Nitria, named for the nearby town of the same name (near Alexandria in Egypt)...

From Alexandria, he traveled to Nitria, a monastic village with about 5,000 solitaries. There were no specific monastic rules; some solitaries lived alone...

Elder. He then went to Egypt and spent the remaining years of his life in Nitria and Kellia, marked by years of asceticism and writing. He was a disciple...

Scetis Nitria Inner Mountain Outer Mountain Kellia Mareotic Lake Lycopolis Antinoe Tabennesi Pelusium Gaza Panopolis Christian monasticism first appeared...

to visit different holy sites. He visited some of the monasteries in the hinterland of Jordan, where he learned about monastic life. Upon his return, he...

"Venerable Ammon". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15. "Holy Abba Ammoun of Nitria, Father of Egyptian Monasticism". Retrieved 2024-08-15. "Prophet Amos"....

Skete, south of Nitria, with Saint Makarios of Egypt (died c. Egypt 330) as its founder. These monks were anchorites, following the monastic ideal of St....

of Saint Macarius, the monastery serves as a prominent religious and monastic site. Spanning approximately two feddans, the monastery contains five churches...

recognized figure in the Christian community. At one point, in traveling to Nitria, she was earnestly received by renowned monks from Egypt, and once her death...

2020 at the Wayback Machine. Evelyn White, History of the Monasteries of Nitria and Ischia c: 1, translated by: Paula Barmoussi, Cairo, first edition, 1997...

Christian monasticism. In Northern Egypt, the areas of Nitria, Kellia, and Wadi Natrun contained large monastic centers that attracted devout followers from both...