en.unionpedia.org

Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite, the Glossary

Index Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite

The Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite in Egypt is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in the Eastern Desert, near the Red Sea Mountains.[1]

Open in Google Maps

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: Anchorite, Anthony the Great, Bedouin, Cairo, Coptic language, Coptic Orthodox Church, Demographics of Syria, Eastern Desert, Egyptians, Epistle to Titus, Ethiopia, Hermit, Itbay, John Chrysostom, Melkite, Michael (archangel), Monastery of Saint Anthony, Monastery of Saint Mary Deipara, Moses, Oxford University Press, Paul of Thebes, Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria, Pope Gabriel VII of Alexandria, Pope John XVI of Alexandria, Pope John XVII of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Red Sea Governorate, Saint Mercurius, The Exodus.

  2. Buildings and structures in Red Sea Governorate
  3. Christian monasteries established in the 5th century
  4. Christian monasteries in Egypt
  5. Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Egypt
  6. Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 5th century

Anchorite

In Christianity, an anchorite or anchoret (female: anchoress; from lit) is someone who, for religious reasons, withdraws from secular society to be able to lead an intensely prayer-oriented, ascetic, or Eucharist-focused life.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Anchorite

Anthony the Great

Anthony the Great (Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Antonius;; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Anthony the Great

Bedouin

The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (singular) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq).

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Bedouin

Cairo

Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Cairo

Coptic language

Coptic (Bohairic Coptic) is a group of closely related Egyptian dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third century AD in Roman Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Coptic language

Coptic Orthodox Church

The Coptic Orthodox Church (lit), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Coptic Orthodox Church

Demographics of Syria

Syria's estimated pre–Syrian Civil War 2011 population was 22 ±.5 million permanent inhabitants, which included 21,124,000 Syrians, as well as 1.3 million Iraqi refugees and over 500,000 Palestinian refugees. The war makes an accurate count of the Syrian population difficult, as the numbers of Syrian refugees, internally displaced Syrians and casualty numbers are in flux.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Demographics of Syria

Eastern Desert

The Eastern Desert (known archaically as Arabia or the Arabian Desert) is the part of the Sahara Desert that is located east of the Nile River.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Eastern Desert

Egyptians

Egyptians (translit,; translit,; remenkhēmi) are an ethnic group native to the Nile Valley in Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Egyptians

Epistle to Titus

The Epistle to Titus is one of the three pastoral epistles (along with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) in the New Testament, historically attributed to Paul the Apostle.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Epistle to Titus

Ethiopia

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Ethiopia

Hermit

A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Hermit

Itbay

Itbāy (اطبيه) or ʿAtbāy is a region of southeastern Egypt and northeastern Sudan.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Itbay

John Chrysostom

John Chrysostom (Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; 14 September 407 AD) was an important Early Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and John Chrysostom

Melkite

The term Melkite, also written Melchite, refers to various Eastern Christian churches of the Byzantine Rite and their members originating in West Asia.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Melkite

Michael (archangel)

Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i faith.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Michael (archangel)

Monastery of Saint Anthony

The Monastery of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox monastery standing in an oasis in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, in the northern part of the Red Sea Governorate close to the border with the Suez Governorate. Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and monastery of Saint Anthony are Buildings and structures in Red Sea Governorate, Christian monasteries in Egypt and Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Monastery of Saint Anthony

Monastery of Saint Mary Deipara

The Monastery of Saint Mary El-Sourian is a Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El Natrun in the Nitrian Desert, Beheira Governorate, Egypt. Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and monastery of Saint Mary Deipara are Christian monasteries in Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Monastery of Saint Mary Deipara

Moses

Moses; Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ); Mūše; Mūsā; Mōÿsēs was a Hebrew prophet, teacher and leader, according to Abrahamic tradition.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Moses

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Oxford University Press

Paul of Thebes

Paul of Thebes (Paûlos ho Thēbaîos;; c. 227 – c. 341), commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes, Roman Egypt from the age of sixteen to the age of one hundred and thirteen years old.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Paul of Thebes

Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria

Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria, 70th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Pope Gabriel II of Alexandria

Pope Gabriel VII of Alexandria

Pope Gabriel VII of Alexandria (Anda Gabriel VII) was the 95th Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Pope Gabriel VII of Alexandria

Pope John XVI of Alexandria

Pope John XVI of Alexandria (born Ibrahim al-Tukhi) was the 103rd Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark from 1676 to 1718.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Pope John XVI of Alexandria

Pope John XVII of Alexandria

Pope John XVII of Alexandria (Abba Youannis XVII), 105th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Pope John XVII of Alexandria

Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

The Pope (translit; lit), also known as the Bishop of Alexandria, or Patriarch of Alexandria, is the leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, with ancient Christian roots in Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church

Red Sea Governorate

Red Sea Governorate (محافظة البحر الأحمر) is one of the 27 governorates (States) of Egypt.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Red Sea Governorate

Saint Mercurius

Mercurius (Ἅγιος Μερκούριος, Ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲡⲁⲧⲏⲣ Ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ;; 224/225 – 250 AD) was a Roman soldier of Scythian descent who became a Christian saint and martyr.

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and Saint Mercurius

The Exodus

The Exodus (Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, Yəṣīʾat Mīṣrayīm) is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four of the five books of the Pentateuch (specifically, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy).

See Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite and The Exodus

See also

Buildings and structures in Red Sea Governorate

Christian monasteries established in the 5th century

Christian monasteries in Egypt

Coptic Orthodox monasteries in Egypt

Oriental Orthodox congregations established in the 5th century

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_Saint_Paul_the_Anchorite

Also known as Monastery of Saint Paul the hermit, Monastery of St. Paul the Anchorite.