Life and Sayings of Amma Syncletica
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Christian text
biographical work
early Christian literature
hagiographical text
spiritual teachings collection
Life and Sayings of Amma Syncletica is an early Christian hagiographical text preserving the biography and spiritual teachings of the Desert Mother Syncletica of Alexandria.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian text
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biographical work ⓘ early Christian literature ⓘ hagiographical text ⓘ spiritual teachings collection ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
edification of Christian readers
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promotion of ascetic ideals ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Egyptian desert monasticism ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Desert Mothers literature
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Lives of saints ⓘ Patristic literature ⓘ |
| contains |
ascetic maxims
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biographical narrative of Syncletica of Alexandria ⓘ moral instruction ⓘ sayings of Syncletica of Alexandria ⓘ spiritual exhortations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Christian asceticism
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Desert Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ detachment from the world ⓘ fasting ⓘ female monasticism ⓘ humility ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ perseverance ⓘ poverty ⓘ prayer ⓘ spiritual counsel ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ temptation ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Christian spirituality
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ascetic literature ⓘ hagiography ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject | Syncletica of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian spiritual writers ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| period | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| portrays |
Syncletica of Alexandria as a model of holiness
NERFINISHED
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Syncletica of Alexandria as a spiritual teacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apophthegmata Patrum
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Lives of the Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Desert Fathers and Mothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | Christian monastic tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian monastic formation
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Christian spiritual reading ⓘ |
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