Palladius of Helenopolis
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Palladius of Helenopolis was a 4th–5th century Christian monk and bishop best known for his *Lausiac History*, a seminal account of the lives and practices of the early Desert Fathers and Mothers.
Aliases (1)
- Palladius ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian bishop
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Christian monk → Greek-language author → Late Antique writer → church historian → |
| centuryActive |
4th century
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5th century → |
| countryOfBirth | Roman Empire → |
| dateOfBirth | circa 363 → |
| dateOfDeath | after 420 → |
| dedicatedTo | Lausus, chamberlain of Emperor Theodosius II → |
| denomination | Nicene Christianity → |
| describes |
Desert Fathers
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Desert Mothers → Egyptian monasticism → Palestinian monasticism → Syrian monasticism → |
| educatedBy | Evagrius Ponticus → |
| era | Late Antiquity → |
| fieldOfWork |
Christian monasticism
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church history → hagiography → |
| genre |
hagiography
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monastic biography → |
| influencedBy |
Egyptian desert monasticism
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Evagrius Ponticus → |
| knownFor | Lausiac History → |
| languageOfWork | Greek → |
| notableWork | Lausiac History → |
| occupation |
author
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bishop → monk → |
| participantIn | Origenist controversy → |
| placeOfBirth | Galatia → |
| placeOfDeath | probably Aspuna or Helenopolis → |
| positionHeld |
bishop of Aspuna in Galatia
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bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia → |
| region |
Byzantine Empire
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surface form: "Eastern Roman Empire"
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| religion | Christianity → |
| spentTimeIn |
Bithynia
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Egypt → Galatia → Palestine → |
| subjectOf |
scholarly debates on the historicity of the Lausiac History
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studies in early Christian monasticism → |
| supported | John Chrysostom → |
| wrote |
Dialogue on the Life of John Chrysostom
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Lausiac History → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Palladius"