Nitria
E47015
Nitria was one of the earliest and most important Christian monastic centers in the Egyptian desert, renowned as a hub of the Desert Fathers’ ascetic life.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastic center
ⓘ
Desert Fathers site ⓘ monastic settlement ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Nitrian Desert monastic center ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially identified archaeological zone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Coptic Orthodox Church
ⓘ
Desert Fathers ⓘ Egyptian monasticism ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in the history of Christian spirituality
ⓘ
major center of early Christian asceticism ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
ⓘ
Lausiac History ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | monastic settlement ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| hadPopulation | thousands of monks at its height ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Kellia
ⓘ
Scetis ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine monasticism
ⓘ
Western Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anchoritic monasticism
ⓘ
ascetic practices ⓘ early Christian monastic life ⓘ influence on later monastic traditions ⓘ large population of monks ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
Coptic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic
Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nitrian Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian desert
Nile Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Western Nile Delta region
|
| locatedNear |
Kellia
ⓘ
Scetis ⓘ Wadi El Natrun ⓘ |
| namedAfter | natron deposits ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saint Anthony Monastery
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian desert monastic network
Nitrian Desert monastic centers ⓘ |
| regionType | desert ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| typeOfMonasticism | semi-anchoritic community ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Palladius of Helenopolis
ⓘ
Rufinus of Aquileia ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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