Apophthegmata Patrum
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Apophthegmata Patrum is a collection of sayings and anecdotes of the Desert Fathers that became a foundational text of early Christian monastic spirituality.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apophthegmata Patrum canonical | 3 |
| Apophthegmata Patrum sayings | 1 |
| Collationes Patrum | 1 |
| Sayings in the Apophthegmata Patrum | 1 |
| Sayings of the Desert Fathers | 1 |
| Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10185725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apophthegmata Patrum Context triple: [Historia Monachorum in Aegypto, relatedWork, Apophthegmata Patrum]
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A.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
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B.
Enchiridion of prayers
The Enchiridion of prayers is a Catholic devotional handbook containing approved prayers and practices associated with the granting of indulgences.
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C.
The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers is a late 15th-century English translation and compilation of moral maxims and aphorisms attributed to ancient philosophers, notable as one of the earliest books printed in English.
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D.
Ascetical Homilies
Ascetical Homilies is a foundational collection of spiritual teachings and sermons by St. Isaac the Syrian, focusing on inner prayer, asceticism, and the contemplative life in Eastern Christian monastic tradition.
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E.
Patrologia Graeca
Patrologia Graeca is a monumental 19th-century collection of edited and printed texts by the Greek Church Fathers and other early Christian writers, compiled by J.-P. Migne.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apophthegmata Patrum Target entity description: Apophthegmata Patrum is a collection of sayings and anecdotes of the Desert Fathers that became a foundational text of early Christian monastic spirituality.
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A.
Sermo Vulgaris
Sermo Vulgaris is the informal, everyday spoken form of Latin from which the Romance languages evolved.
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B.
Enchiridion of prayers
The Enchiridion of prayers is a Catholic devotional handbook containing approved prayers and practices associated with the granting of indulgences.
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C.
The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers
The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers is a late 15th-century English translation and compilation of moral maxims and aphorisms attributed to ancient philosophers, notable as one of the earliest books printed in English.
-
D.
Ascetical Homilies
Ascetical Homilies is a foundational collection of spiritual teachings and sermons by St. Isaac the Syrian, focusing on inner prayer, asceticism, and the contemplative life in Eastern Christian monastic tradition.
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E.
Patrologia Graeca
Patrologia Graeca is a monumental 19th-century collection of edited and printed texts by the Greek Church Fathers and other early Christian writers, compiled by J.-P. Migne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian spiritual classic
ⓘ
collection of sayings ⓘ early Christian monastic text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian monastic spirituality
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Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Desert Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
anecdotes of the Desert Fathers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sayings of the Desert Fathers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Desert Fathers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian desert monasticism ⓘ ascetic spirituality ⓘ early Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
spiritual sayings collection ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Apophthegmata of the Fathers
NERFINISHED
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Apophthegmata ton Pateron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Sayings of the Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Apophthegmata Patrum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Alphabetical Collection of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers
NERFINISHED
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Anonymous Collection of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ Systematic Collection of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Benedictine spirituality
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Cistercian spirituality ⓘ Eastern Orthodox monasticism ⓘ Western Christian monasticism ⓘ later collections of monastic sayings ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| structureType |
alphabetical collection
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systematic collection ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ascetic practices
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charity ⓘ discernment ⓘ humility ⓘ obedience ⓘ prayer ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 5th–6th century ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Coptic
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Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ modern European languages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian spiritual direction
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monastic formation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Collationes Patrum
this entity surface form:
Sayings of the Desert Fathers
this entity surface form:
Sayings in the Apophthegmata Patrum
this entity surface form:
Apophthegmata Patrum sayings
this entity surface form:
Sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers