| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity |
| Editors | Oliver Nicholson |
| Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 660 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191744457 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780198662778 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Abstract
Holy men and spiritual fathers of a monastic community in the region of Gaza . Barsanuphius, an Egyptian monk known as ‘the Great Old Man’, settled in the monastery of Thabatha, the birthplace of Hilarion , and lived as a recluse. At some point, he left his cell in favour of his disciple John, who became his partner in the spiritual leadership of the monastery , and was known as ‘the Other Old Man’ or ‘the Prophet’.