The Paradise/Volume 1

by Palladius of Galatia

THE PARADISE

OF THE HOLY FATHERS

VOLUME I

CONTAINING THE INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE OF ST ANTHONY, BY ATHANASIUS ARCHBP OF ALEXANDRIA: HISTORIES OF THE FATHERS BY PALLADIUS B^p OF HELENOPOLIS: THE RULE OF PACHOMIUS: ST JEROME'S HISTORY OF THE FATHERS

Contents of the First Volume
Frontispiece
Preface		v
Introduction		xv
1 Palladius, his Life and Travels		xv
2 The Book Paradise		xxv
3 Christian Monasticism in Egypt		xxxix
4 The Supernatural Element in the Book Paradise		xlix
5 The Libes of the Egyptian Monks and their Teaching		liv
6 Palladius as a Historian		lxij
j The Life of St. Anthony by Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria		3
ij The Paradise of Palladius
Book j
1 The Epistle of Palladius to Lausus		77
2 The Plan of the Book of Paradise		78
3 Counsels to Lausus		80
The Histories of the Holy Men:
1 The History of Abba Isidore		89
2 The History of Dorotheos of Thebes		91
3 The History of the Virgin Potamiaena		93
4 The History of Didymus		94
5 The History of the Maiden Alexandra		95
6 The History of Abba Macarius and a certain Virgin		96
7 Concerning the Monks who lived in Nitria		99
8 The History of Abba Ammon		100
9 The History of the Blessed Man Hor		102
10 The History of the Blessed Man Pambo [or Panbo]		103
11 The History of the Blessed Man Ammonius		105
12 The History of the Blessed Man Benjamin		106
13 The History of Apollonius the Merchant		107
14 The Histories of Paesius and Isaiah		108
15 The History of Macarius, the Child of his Cross		109
16 The History of the Blessed Nathaniel		111
17 The Histories of Macarius the Egyptian, and of Macarius the Alexandrian		113
18 The History of the Blessed Man Macarius, the Alexandrian		117
19 The History of the Blessed Man Paul the Simple		125
20 The History of the Blessed Man Pachomius		129
21 The History of the Blessed Man Stephen		131
22 The History of the Blessed Man Valens, the Palestinian		132
23 The History of the Blessed Man Hero, the Alexandrian		134
24 The History of the Blessed Man Ptolemy, the Egyptian		135
25 The History of the Blessed Man Abraham, the Egyptian		136
26 The History of the Virgin in Jerusalem		136
27 The History of the Virgin in Caesarea		137
28 The History of the Virgin who fell and repented		137
29 The History of another Virgin who fell and repented		138
30 The History of the Blessed Thais or Thaisis		140
31 The History of the Blessed Man Abba Elijah		142
32 The History of the Blessed Man Dorotheos		144
33 The History of the Blessed Man Pachomius		144
34 An Apology, and Preface, and Admonition		149
35 The History of the Virgin who hid Athanasius		150
36 The History of Piamon the Virgin		152
37 The History of Mother Talida		153
38 The History of the Virgin Taor		153
39 The History of the Virgin Colluthus		154
40 The History of the Virgin and the Magistrianus		154
41 The History of Melania the Great		156
42 The History of Melania the Younger		161
43 The History of Olympias		163
44 The History of Candida		165
45 The History of Gelasia		166
46 The History of Juliana		166
47 The History of Heronion and Bosphoria		166
48 The History of Magna		167
49 The History of the Monk Misericors		168
50 The History of John of Lycus		169
51 The History of Possidonius		173
52 The History of Chronius of Phcenix		175
53 The History of James the Lame and Paphnutius Kephala		175
54 The History of Solomon		180
55 The History of Dorotheos		180
56 The History of Diocles		181
57 The History of Kapiton		181
58 The History of the Monk who fell		181
59 The History of Ephraim, Deacon of Edessa		182
60 The History of Innocent the Priest		183
61 The History of Elpidius		185
62 The History of Eustathius		186
63 The History of Sisinnius		186
64 The History of Gaddai, the Palestinian		187
65 The History of Elijah		187
66 The History of Sabas of Jericho		187
67 The History of Serapion of the Girdle		188
68 The History of Eulogius		192
Book ij
1 The Triumph of Mark the Mourner		197
2 The History of Mar Paulus (Paule)		197
3 The History of the Alexandrian		203
4 The History of an Old Man in Scete		209
5 The History of a Disciple		212
6 The History of a Disciple		212
7 The History of Peter		214
8 The History of a Disciple		214
9 The History of Aurelius (Adolius)		214
10 The History of Abba Moses, the Indian		215
11 The History of Abba Pior		218
12 The History of Abba Moses, the Libyan		219
13 The History of a Wandering Monk		219
14 The History of Evagrius		222
15 The History of Malchus		226
16 The History of the Two Naked Fathers		234
17 The History of an Old Man who went Naked		235
18 The History of another Holy Man		238
19 The History of a Grass-eating Monk		239
20 The History of a certain Virgin		240
21 The History of the Two Young Men with Macarius		240
22 The History of Bessarion		242
23 The History of the Acts of Bessarion		243
24 The History of the Man with Nine Virtues		245
25 The History of Maria		248
26 The History of a Sage		251
27 The History of the Two Brothers		253
28 The History of a Virgin		255
29 The History of Stephana		260
30 The History of Eucarpus		262
31 The History of the Deacon		264
32 The History of the Bishop		265
33 The History of Abba Poemen's Neighbour		265
34 The History of a Brother who denied Christ		266
35 The History of an Old Man in Scete		267
36 The History of Serapion and the Harlot		268
37 The History of a Harlot		269
38 The History of Apollo in Scete		270
39 The History of Cosmas of Sinai		270
40 The History of Abba Macarius		271
41 The History of the Melchisedekian		273
42 The History of Macarius, the Egyptian		273
43 The History of Mark the Less		278
44 The History of Abba Paule, disciple of Anthony		278
The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna, or the "Asketikon"
1 The Monks of Tabenna		283
2 The History of Sylvanus the Actor		284
3 The History of a Sinner who died		287
4 The History of the Funeral of a Holy Man		289
5 The History of the Things heard by Pachomius		290
6 The History of the Things which Pachomius did		292
7 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius		292
8 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius		293
9 The History of the Revelation of Pachomius		295
10 The History of the Words of Doctrine of Pachomius		296
11 The History of Pachomius and the Wheat		298
12 The History of Pachomius and the Wages of the Brethren		301
13 The History of the Apostate Monk		301
14 The History of Pachomius and the Phantom		304
15 The History of the Gift of Tongues		307
16 The History of Jonah the Gardener		308
17 The History of Pachomius and the Buildings		310
18 The History of Pachomius and the Heretics		311
19 The History of a Question and Answer		312
20 The History of a Vainglorious Monk		313
21 The History of the Monk in the Monastery		313
Further Remarks by Palladius		315
The history of the Monks, by Hieronymus
1 The Apology		317
2 The History of John of Lycus		320
3 The History of Abba Hor		334
4 The History of Abbd Ammon		336
5 The History of Abba Abban		337
6 The History of the Monks of Oxyrrhynchus		337
7 The History of Abba Theon		338
8 The History of Abba Elijah		339
9 The History of Abba Apollo		340
10 The History of Apellen		353
11 The History of Apollo, and of John the DesertDweller		356
12 The History of Abba Paphnutius		358
13 The History of Eulogius		362
14 The History of Isidore		363
15 The History of Dioscurus		363
16 The History of Copres and Petarpemotis		364
17 The History of Hor, Isaiah, Paul, and Nopi		372
18 The History of Evagrius		373
19 The History of Abba Pithyrion		374
20 The Triumphs of the Blessed Fathers		374
21 The Triumphs of the Monks who were in Nitria		376
22 The Triumph of Ammon the First		377
23 The Triumph of another Ammon		378
24 The Triumph of Didymus		378
25 The Triumph of Chronius		379
26 The Triumph of the Three Brethren		379
27 The Triumph of Philemon		379
28 The Triumph of John		379
29 The Triumph of Serapion		380
30 The Triumph of Apollo the Less		380