Sketis
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Sketis is an ancient monastic settlement in the Egyptian desert historically known as a center of early Christian asceticism and monastic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sketis canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monastic center
ⓘ
ancient monastic settlement ⓘ desert monastic community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Desert Fathers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anchorites ⓘ early Christian hermits ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Berber tribes ⓘ |
| attackedInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| country | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| hasNotableResident |
Arsenius the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isidore the Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ Macarius of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Moses the Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Poemen the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Benedictine monastic tradition
ⓘ
Byzantine hesychasm NERFINISHED ⓘ Coptic monasticism ⓘ Eastern Christian monasticism ⓘ Western Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian asceticism
ⓘ
eremitic monastic life ⓘ sayings of the Desert Fathers ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity |
Coptic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| laterCountry |
Arab Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Egyptian desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monasticType |
desert laura
ⓘ
semi-eremitic community ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christian ascetic tradition
ⓘ
early Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| spiritualLegacyPreservedIn |
Apophthegmata Patrum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sayings of the Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiritualPractice |
fasting
ⓘ
hesychia (inner stillness) ⓘ manual labor ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| status | archaeological and spiritual heritage site ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedWith | Wadi al-Natrun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.