HELP: list of Desert Fathers and Mothers
For a project of early church writings, I need a list of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. Anyone know where I can find such a list?
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Behr, John, Hrsg. Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Übersetzt von John Wortley. Bd. 52. Popular Patristics Series. Yonkers, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2014.
From the table of contents (ordered by Greek alphabet):
Α—AlphaAntony the Great · Arsenius · Agathon · Ammonas · Achilles · Ammōes · Amoun of Nitria · Anoub · Abraham · Ares · Alonius · Apphy · Apollo · Andrew · Aio · Ammonathas
Β—Beta
Basil the Great · Bessarion · Benjamin · Biares
Γ—Gamma
Gregory the Theologian · Gelasius · Gerontius
Δ—Delta
Daniel · Dioscorus · Doulas
Ε—Epsilon
Epiphanius Bishop in Cyprus · Ephraim · Eucharistus the Worldling · Eulogius the Priest · Euprepius · Helladius · Evagrius · Eudaemon
Ζ—Zeta
Zeno · Zachariah
Η—Eta
Isaiah · Elijah · Heraclius
Θ—Theta
Theodore of Phermē · Theodore of Enaton · Theodore of Scete · Theodore of Eleutheropolis · Theodotus · Theonas · Theophilus of Alexandria · Theodora
Ι—Iota
John Colobos (the Dwarf) · John the Coenobite · Isidore the Priest at Scete · Isidore of Pelusium · Isaac, Priest at The Cells · Joseph of Panepho · James · Hierax · John the Eunuch · John of The Cells · Isidore the Priest · John the Persian · John the Theban · John the Disciple of Paul · Isaac of Thebes · Joseph of Thebes · Hilarion · Ischyrion
Κ—Kappa
[John] Cassian · Cronios · Carion · Coprès · Cyrus
Λ—Lamda
Lucius · Lot · Longinus
Μ—Mu
Macarius the Egyptian / the Great · Moses · Matoes · Mark the Disciple of Abba Silvanus · Miles · Motios · Megethius · Mios · Mark the Egyptian · Macarius the citizen of Alexandria
Ν—Nu
Nil · Nisteros · Nisteros the Coenobite · Nicon · Netras · Nicetas
Ξ—Xi
Xoios · Xanthias
Ο—Omicron
Olympius · Orsisius
Π—Pi
Poemen · Pambo · Pistos · Pior · Pityrion · Pistamon · Peter the Pionite · Paphnutius · Paul of Thebes · Paul the Barber · Paul the Great · Paul the Simple · Peter of Dios
Ρ—Rho
Roman, the · Rufus · Romanus
Σ—Sigma
Sisoes · Silvanus · Simon · Sopatros · Sarmatas · Serapion · Serinos · Spyridon · Saio · Sarah · Syncletica
Τ—Tau
Tithoes · Timothy
Υ—Upsilon
Hyperechios
Φ—Phi
Phocas · Felix · Philagrius · Phortas
Χ—Chi
Chomai · Cheremon
Ψ—Psi
Psenthaisios
Ω—Omega
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John Behr, Hrsg., Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers, trans. John Wortley, Bd. 52, Popular Patristics Series (Yonkers, NY: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2014), 7–10.0 -
I found this resource that you may be interested in. www.logos.com/product/32856/the-fathers-of-the-desert0
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I find no comprehensive list. Each source I have contains some that aren't in some of the others. You might need to make up your own comprehensive list by combining sources, such as:
1. The Table of Contents of Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers.
Α—Alpha
Antony the Great · Arsenius · Agathon · Ammonas · Achilles · Ammōes · Amoun of Nitria · Anoub · Abraham · Ares · Alonius · Apphy · Apollo · Andrew · Aio · Ammonathas
Β—Beta
Basil the Great · Bessarion · Benjamin · Biares
Γ—Gamma
Gregory the Theologian · Gelasius · Gerontius
Δ—Delta
Daniel · Dioscorus · Doulas
Ε—Epsilon
Epiphanius Bishop in Cyprus · Ephraim · Eucharistus the Worldling · Eulogius the Priest · Euprepius · Helladius · Evagrius · Eudaemon
Ζ—Zeta
Zeno · Zachariah
Η—Eta
Isaiah · Elijah · Heraclius
Θ—Theta
Theodore of Phermē · Theodore of Enaton · Theodore of Scete · Theodore of Eleutheropolis · Theodotus · Theonas · Theophilus of Alexandria · Theodora
Ι—Iota
John Colobos (the Dwarf) · John the Coenobite · Isidore the Priest at Scete · Isidore of Pelusium · Isaac, Priest at The Cells · Joseph of Panepho · James · Hierax · John the Eunuch · John of The Cells · Isidore the Priest · John the Persian · John the Theban · John the Disciple of Paul · Isaac of Thebes · Joseph of Thebes · Hilarion · Ischyrion
Κ—Kappa
[John] Cassian · Cronios · Carion · Coprès · Cyrus
Λ—Lamda
Lucius · Lot · Longinus
Μ—Mu
Macarius the Egyptian / the Great · Moses · Matoes · Mark the Disciple of Abba Silvanus · Miles · Motios · Megethius · Mios · Mark the Egyptian · Macarius the citizen of Alexandria
Ν—Nu
Nil · Nisteros · Nisteros the Coenobite · Nicon · Netras · Nicetas
Ξ—Xi
Xoios · Xanthias
Ο—Omicron
Olympius · Orsisius
Π—Pi
Poemen · Pambo · Pistos · Pior · Pityrion · Pistamon · Peter the Pionite · Paphnutius · Paul of Thebes · Paul the Barber · Paul the Great · Paul the Simple · Peter of Dios
Ρ—Rho
Roman, the · Rufus · Romanus
Σ—Sigma
Sisoes · Silvanus · Simon · Sopatros · Sarmatas · Serapion · Serinos · Spyridon · Saio · Sarah · Syncletica
Τ—Tau
Tithoes · Timothy
Υ—Upsilon
Hyperechios
Φ—Phi
Phocas · Felix · Philagrius · Phortas
Χ—Chi
Chomai · Cheremon
Ψ—Psi
Psenthaisios
Ω—Omega
Ōr2. "Some Names from the Text" in The Desert Fathers (Benedicta Ward) (not in Logos) - not a complete list of names mentioned in the text, just the more important ones.
- Agathon
- Amoun of Nitria
- Antony the Great
- Arsenius
- Cassian, John
- Ephriam
- Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
- Evagrius
- Jerome
- John the Dwarf
- Macarius the Great (the Egyptian)
- Matrona, Sarah, and Syncletica
- Melania
- Moses
- Paula
- Poemen (also called Pastor, or Shepherd)
- Postumianus
- Rufinius
3. Table of Contents of Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection (Benedicta Ward, trans.) (not available in Logos or Kindle, so I scanned and OCR'ed it from my paper copy) (Note: these are alphabetical by the Greek alphabet)
- Anthony the Great
- Arsenius
- Agathon
- Ammonas
- Achilles
- Ammoes
- Amoun of Nitria
- Anoub
- Abraham
- Ares
- Atonius
- Apphy
- Apollo
- Andrew
- Aio
- Ammonathas
- Basil the Great
- Bessarion
- Benjamin
- Biare
- Gregory the Theologian
- Gelasius
- Gerontius
- Daniel
- Dioscorus
- Doulas
- Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus
- Ephrem
- Eucharistus the Secular
- Eulogius the Priest
- Euprepius
- Helladius
- Evagrius
- Eudemon
- Zeno
- Zacharias
- Isaiah
- Elias
- Heraclides
- Theodore of Pherme
- Theodore of Enaton
- Theodore of Scetis
- Theodore of Eleutheropolis
- Theonas
- Theophilus the Archbishop
- Theodora
- John the Dwarf
- John the Cenobite
- Isidore the Priest
- Isidore of Pelusia
- Isaac, Priest of the Cells
- Joseph of Panephysis
- James
- Hierax
- John the Eunuch
- John of the Cells
- John of the Thebaid
- Isidore the Priest
- John the Persian
- John the Theban
- John, disciple of Abba Paul
- Isaac the Theban
- Joseph of Thebes
- Hilarion
- Ischyrion
- Cassian
- Cronius
- Carion
- Copres
- Cyrus
- Lucius
- Lot
- Longinus
- Macarius the Great
- Moses
- Matoes
- Mark, disciple of Abba Silvanus
- Milesius
- Motius
- Megethius
- Mius
- Mark the Egyptian
- Macarius of Alexandria
- Nilus
- Nisterus
- Nisterus the Cenobite
- Nicon
- Netras
- Nicetas
- Xoius
- Xanthias
- Olympius
- Orsisius Poemen (called the Shepherd)
- Pambo
- Pistus
- Pior
- Pityrion
- Pistamon
- Peter the Pionite
- Paphnutius
- Paul
- Paul the Barber
- Paul the Great
- Paul the Simple
- Peter of Dios
- An Abba of Rome
- Rufus
- Romanus
- Sisoes
- Silvanus
- Simon
- Sopatrus
- Sarmatas
- Serapion
- Serinus
- Spyridon
- Saius
- Sarah
- Syncletica
- Tithoes
- Timothy
- Hyperechius
- Phocas
- Felix
- Philagrius
- Phortas
- Chomas
- Chaeremon
- Psenthaisius
- Or
4. Table of Contents of Lives of the Desert Fathers (Norman Russell, transl.) (not available in Logos or Kindle, so I scanned and OCR'ed it from my paper copy)
- John of Lycopolis
- Or
- Ammon
- Bes
- Oxyrhynchus
- Theon
- Elias
- Apollo
- Amoun
- Copres
- Patermuthius
- Sourous
- Helle
- Apelles
- John
- Paphnutius
- Pityrion
- Eulogius
- Isidore
- Sarapion
- Apollonius
- Dioscorus
- Nitria
- Macarius
- Amoun
- Macarius of Alexandria
- Paul
- Piammonas
- John
EDIT: Added the this from what Martin Hall posted above:
5. Table of Contents of The Fathers of the Desert, Vols. 1 & 2 (John Bernard Dalgairns, Ida Hahn-Hahn)
- Paul of Thebes
- St. Antony
- St. Hilarion
- Paul the Simple
- Ammon, Abbot of Nitria
- St. Pachomius, Abbot of Tabenna
- Serapion the Sindonite
- St. Arsenius
- The Blessed Moses
- Brother Valens, Brother Ero and Brother Ptolemy
- St. Ephrem the Syrian
- St. Macrina
- The Blessed Marana and the Blessed Cyra
- St. Thais
- St. Pelagia
- St. Simeon Stylites
- St. Nilus
- St. John Climacus
- The Daughters of the Gracchi
- St. Marcella
- The Blessed Fabiola
- The Blessed Paula
- The Two Melanias
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Thankyou Rosie. This is a big help.
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Here's an attempt to collate all those lists. It's very difficult, because there are lots of people with the same or similar names, and it's not always clear when two similar names are just variant spellings. And some names were very common and it's impossible to tell which sayings were from which one of them. There are apparently six known monks named Isidore, for example.
But here's my best shot at a first draft of a comprehensive list from the above named sources.
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Rosie Perera said:
Here's an attempt to collate all those lists. It's very difficult, because there are lots of people with the same or similar names, and it's not always clear when two similar names are just variant spellings. And some names were very common and it's impossible to tell which sayings were from which one of them. There are apparently six known monks named Isidore, for example.
But here's my best shot at a first draft of a comprehensive list from the above named sources.
THANKS! ill download this and put it in my notes.
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