Who
Monk in Bethlehem and among the desert Fathers of Egypt, deacon under John Chrysostom in Constantinople, and from about 415 founder of monasteries at Marseilles. The Institutes and Conferences carried the wisdom of the Egyptian desert to the West and were read daily under the Rule of Saint Benedict. His On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius, written for Leo in 430, is the first Latin defence of Mary as Mother of God.
Lineage
In the succession →- Taught by
- John Chrysostomc. 347–407
Cassian, On the Incarnation VII.31 (ordained deacon by him at Constantinople)
Quoted in
Book I · Book II · Book III · Book IV · Book IX · …
Conference I · Conference II · Conference III · Conference IV · Conference IX · …
Conference XIX · Conference XVIII · Conference XX · Conference XXI · Conference XXIII · …
Conference XI · Conference XIII · Conference XIV · Conference XV · Conference XVI · …
Book I · Book II · Book III · Book IV · Book V · …
Matthew 6:5–6 · Matthew 6:7–8 · Matthew 6:9 · Matthew 6:10 · Matthew 6:11 · …