Saint Macarius the Spiritbearer: Coptic Texts Relating to Saint Macarius the Great (Biblia.com)

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These three texts—The Sayings of Saint Macarius, The Virtues of Saint Macarius, and The Life of Saint Macarius of Scetis—provide insight into one of the most venerated saints of the Coptic Church and into the life in the Egyptian monastic communities of the fourth century. Macarius the Great (also referred to as Macarius of Egypt or Macarius the Egyptian) presided over a loosely knit scattering...

Abba Macarius Teaches Paphnutius How to Be Saved (Macarius 28; Ward, 133) 15 Abba Paphnutius, the disciple of Abba Macarius, said, [217] “I begged the old man, ‘My father, tell me a word.’ “He said to me, ‘Do not do anything evil and do not judge anyone, and you will be saved.’ ” Abba Macarius Tells Moses where to Find Solitude (Macarius 22; Ward, 132) 16 Abba Moses said to Abba Macarius,65 “I wish to live in solitude, but the brothers won’t let me.” Abba Macarius said to him, “I see that you are

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