Monastic Saints The Lives of Isaac, Hypatius, Marcellus the Sleepless, Domnica, Auxentius, and John the Calybite
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Biografisk notat
Michael Whitby is Emeritus Professor at the University of Birmingham. His many publications include The Cambridge Ancient History XIV, Late Antiquity, Empire and Successors A.D. 425-600 (Cambridge University Press 2000) co-editor with Averil Cameron and Bryan Ward-Perkins; Theodore Syncellus: The Homilies 'On the Robe and 'On the Siege' (Translated Texts for Historians 86, LUP 2024); with Richard Price, Theodore of Sykeon: The Life by George and the Encomium by Nicephorus the Treasurer (Translated Texts for Historians 87, LUP 2024) and with Jeff Childers and Claudia Rapp, Mark the Deacon: The Life of Porphyry of Gaza (Translated Texts for Historians 89, LUP 2025).The five holy men and one holy woman presented in this volume represent five significant monastic figures from the years 370 to 470 whose Lives are not currently available in English translation. Isaac confronted Emperor Valens and predicted his death at Adrianople before accepting the patronage of Saturninus; Hypatius built up a community at a deserted monastery south of Chalcedon, which he led for four decades; Marcellus was the third leader of the ‘Sleepless’ monastery at Irenaeum on the Bosporus; Domnica established a female community outside the city with the support of the patriarch; Auxentius abandoned service in the imperial guards to take up residence on a hill south of Chalcedon, where he attracted both male and female devotees; John the Calybite, if he existed, left the Sleepless community to place himself as a beggar outside his parents’ grand house in Constantinople, only revealing himself when near death. Their interactions, not always positive, with Constantinople’s religious and secular leadership, as well as their care for ordinary people, cast light on the life of the capital and the needs and beliefs of its inhabitants.
The five holy men and one holy woman presented in this volume represent five significant monastic figures from the years 370 to 470 whose Lives are not currently available in English translation.
General Introduction
The Origins of Monasticism
Orthodoxy and Alternatives
Monasticism at Constantinople: Early Years
Conflicts Between Monks and Church Hierarchy
Patronage, Location, and Finances
Invention and Credibility in Texts and their Authors
Introduction to the Life of Isaac
The Person of Isaac
Authorship, Date, and Text
Life of Isaac translation
Introduction to the Life of Hypatius Hypatius in his Life The Monastery and its Saintly Founder Credibility Authorship, Date, and Composition Manuscripts Life of Hypatius translation
Introduction to the Life of Marcellus
Marcellus in the Life and Beyond
Marcellus as Hegumen
Authorship and Date
Manuscripts
Life of Marcellus translation
Introduction to the Life of Domnica
Life of Domnica translation
Introduction to the Life of Auxentius
The Story of Auxentius’ Life
Physical Location
Doctrine and Orthodoxy
Auxentius in Action
Date and Authorship
Manuscripts
Life of Auxentius translation
Introduction to the Life of John the Calybite
Life of John the Calybite translation
Biblical Citations and Allusions
Glossary
Bibliography
Indices