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The Lausiac History

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The Lausiac History

Palladius of Galatia · c. 419-420 AD

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Post-Nicene

Palladius's collection of monastic stories and examples from the desert fathers, illustrating Christian virtue and ascetic practice.

Table of Contents

1PREFACE TO THE LIFE OF THE HOLY FATHERS 2COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY PALLADIUS THE BISHOP TO LAUSUS THE CHAMBERLAIN.3PROLOGUE 4— ISIDORE 5— DOROTHEUS 6— POTAMIAENA 7— DIDYMUS THE BLIND 8— ALEXANDRA 9— THE RICH VIRGIN 10— THE MONKS OF NITRIA 11— AMOUN OF NITRIA 12— OR 13— PAMBO 14— AMMONIUS 15— BENJAMIN 16— APOLLONIUS 17— PAESIUS AND ISAIAS 18— MACARIUS THE YOUNGER 19— NATHANAEL 20— MACARIUS OF EGYPT 21— MACARIUS OF ALEXANDRIA 22— MOSES THE ROBBER 23— PAUL 24— EULOGIUS AND THE CRIPPLE 25— PAUL THE SIMPLE 26— PACHON 27— STEPHEN 28— VALENS 29— HERON 30— PTOLEMY 31— A VIRGIN WHO FELL 32— ELIAS 33— DOROTHEUS 34— PIAMOUN 35— PACHOMIUS AND THE TABENNESIOTS 36— THE TABENNESIOT NUNS 37— THE NUN WHO FEIGNED MADNESS 38— JOHN OF LYCOPOLIS 39— POSIDONIUS 40— SARAPION THE SINDONITE 41— EVAGRIUS PONTICUS 42— PIOR 43— EPHRAIM 44— HOLY WOMEN 45— JULIAN 46— ADOLIUS 47— INNOCENT 48— PHILOROMUS 49— MELANIA THE ELDER 50— CHRONIUS AND PAPHNUTIUS 51— ELPIDIUS 52— SISINNIUS 53— GADDANAS 54— ELIAS 55— SABAS 56— ABRAMIUS 57— THE ELDER MELANIA 58— SILVANIA (MELANIA continued)59— OLYMPIAS 60— CANDIDA 61— THE MONKS OF ANTINOË 62— AMMA TALIS AND TAOR 63— COLLYTHUS 64— MELANIA THE YOUNGER 65— PAMMACHIUS 66— THE VIRGIN AND ATHANASIUS 67— JULIANA 68— HIPPOLYTUS 69— VERUS THE EX-COUNT 70— MAGNA 71— THE COMPASSIONATE MONK 72— THE NUN WHO FELL 73— A READER UNJUSTLY ACCUSED 74— THE BROTHER WHO IS WITH THE WRITER