Kellia
E47016
Kellia was an early Christian monastic settlement in the Egyptian desert, renowned as a major center of the Desert Fathers’ ascetic and contemplative life.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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early Christian monastic settlement → |
| archaeologicalExcavationStart |
1960s
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| associatedWith |
Nitria
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Scetis → Wadi al-Natrun monastic region → |
| country |
Egypt
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| distanceFromOtherSite |
approximately 18 km south of Nitria
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| endTime |
early Islamic period
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| era |
Late Antiquity
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| excavatedBy |
French archaeological missions
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Swiss archaeological missions → |
| flourishedIn |
4th century
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5th century → 6th century → |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Coptic inscriptions
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Greek inscriptions → ceramics → liturgical furnishings → monastic graffiti → textiles → wall paintings → wooden objects → |
| hasFeature |
chapels with wall paintings
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cisterns → courtyards → individual monastic cells → small oratories → storage rooms → |
| hasLanguage |
Coptic
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Greek → |
| hasType |
semi-eremitic monastic settlement
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| heritageStatus |
important Coptic archaeological heritage site
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| knownFor |
ascetic life
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contemplative life → eremitic monasticism → large concentration of hermit cells → |
| locatedIn |
Egyptian desert
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Lower Egypt → Nile Delta region → |
| partOf |
Desert Fathers tradition
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Egyptian monastic movement → |
| religiousDenomination |
Coptic Orthodox tradition
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| religiousOrder |
Desert Fathers
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| roleInHistory |
important site for the study of Desert Fathers
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major center of early Christian monasticism → |
| startTime |
4th century
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Evagrius Ponticus
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deathPlace |
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Nitria
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hasNearbySite |
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Nitria
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locatedNear |
|
Desert Fathers
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location |
|
Scetes
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|
sisterSettlement |