African Saints (from the Prologue of Ohrid) July 3rd: Isaiah the Recluse (ca. 429) Lived as an ascetic in Sketis, Egypt and Palestine. While mentioned in the writings of Abba Barsanuphius and John, many of his own instructions for monks were destroyed by Muslims. A Word from the Fathers & Mothers Prayer and asceticism are … More Dispatch from the Desert: June 29th thru July 5th
African Saints (from the Prologue of Ohrid) June 25th: Gallicanus the Patrician (362) Martyred in Egypt June 28th: The Translation of the relics of Martyrs Cyrus and John froom Canopus to Menuthis (412) Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria prayed for God to destroy the pagan city of Menuthis. However, an angel instructed him to move the … More Dispatch from the Desert: June 22nd thru 28th
African Saints (from the Prologue of Ohrid) June 15th: Dulas of Cilicia (305-313) Dulas lived in an Egyptian monastery and was accused of stealing items of Church worship. After being tortured, another monk admitted to the crime. Dulas spent 20 years in exile before he was restored to the monastery where he died three days … More Dispatch from the Desert: June 15th thru 21st
African Saints (from the Prologue of Ohrid) June 8th: Arte (Arthe) (5th century) of Nitra, Egypt June 9th: Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria (444) This great archbishop struggled and succeded against the oppresive Jews in Alexandria and silenced the Novationist heritics that did not accept the repentance of those who had fallen away from the Church. … More Dispatch from the Desert: June 8th thru 14th
Desert Fathers Dispatch 