Arsenius the Great

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Christian monk hermit saint

Arsenius the Great was a renowned 4th–5th century Christian monk and Desert Father, celebrated for his asceticism, wisdom, and influential role in early monasticism.

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Label	Occurrences
Arsenius the Great canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian monk ⓘ hermit ⓘ saint ⓘ
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth	c. 350 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	c. 445 ⓘ
describedBySource	Apophthegmata Patrum NERFINISHED ⓘ Palladius of Helenopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	4th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ
feastDay	July 19 ⓘ May 10 ⓘ May 8 ⓘ
honorificPrefix	Saint ⓘ
knownForQuote	“Many times have I repented of having spoken, but never have I repented of having remained silent.” ⓘ
languageUsed	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
movement	Christian monasticism ⓘ Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	asceticism ⓘ influence on early Christian monasticism ⓘ silence and solitude ⓘ wisdom ⓘ
occupation	deacon ⓘ monk ⓘ teacher ⓘ
partOf	Sayings of the Desert Fathers tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	tutor of Arcadius and Honorius ⓘ tutor of the imperial princes ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	Egyptian desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitrian Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spiritualDiscipline	hesychia (inner stillness) ⓘ night-long prayer ⓘ strict fasting ⓘ
veneratedIn	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
workLocation	Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wadi El Natrun → associatedWithSaint → Arsenius the Great ⓘ

Scetis → hasResident → Arsenius the Great ⓘ