Isidore of Pelusium
Isidore of Pelusium (d. ca. 449) was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers.
Isidore was known for his many writings. Letters edited by Pierre Eveiux in 1997 and 2000 can be found in Sources Chrétiennes collection.[1] Others can be found in volume 78 of Patrologia Graeca, a collection of Greek writings of Christian writers and theologians featuring the original Greek text and a Latin translation facing.
He is revered as a saint, whose feast day is February 4.[2]
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
- ^ "Collaborateurs de la collection". Sources Chrétiennes online. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ "Isidore of Pelusium". OrthodoxWiki. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
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