Lausiaca
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Lausiaca is an early Christian text by Palladius that recounts the lives and ascetic practices of the Desert Fathers and Mothers in Egypt and the Near East.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lausiaca canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
ⓘ
early Christian text ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ |
| author | Palladius of Helenopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Lausus of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of monastic communities
ⓘ
biographical sketches of ascetics ⓘ sayings of Desert Fathers ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | early 5th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Lausus of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
ascetic disciplines
ⓘ
lives of Christian hermits ⓘ lives of Christian monks ⓘ lives of Christian nuns ⓘ miracles ⓘ spiritual struggles ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
monastic literature ⓘ |
| historicalValue | source for early Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine hagiography
ⓘ
medieval monastic literature ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian monasticism
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Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Desert Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian monasticism ⓘ Near Eastern monasticism ⓘ ascetic practices ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrativeFocus |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Kellia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitria NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Scetis NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Greek manuscripts
ⓘ
Latin translations ⓘ Syriac translations ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
ascetic ideals
ⓘ
renunciation of the world ⓘ spiritual perfection ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
4th century
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early 5th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
John Cassian
NERFINISHED
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later church historians ⓘ |
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