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The life of Isaac of Alexandria ; and, The martyrdom of Saint Macrobius / Mẽna of Nikiou ; introduced, translated, and annotated by David N. Bell.
Van Pelt Library BR1608.5.I83 M46 1988
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mēna, of Nikiou
- Standardized Title:
- Phbios mpiništi mpipatriachēs ethouab ouoh piarchēepiskopos nte tiništi mpolis Rakoti abba Isaak. English
- Language:
- Coptic
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Isaac, of Alexandria, -692.
- Isaac.
- Macrobius, Saint.
- Macrobius.
- Christian martyrs--Egypt--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Christian martyrs.
- Persecution.
- History.
- Egypt.
- Persecution--Egypt--History--Early works to 1800.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 147 pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Life of Isaac of Alexandria.
- Martyrdom of Saint Macrobius.
- Place of Publication:
- Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, [1988]
- Summary:
- The Egypt of Mena, bishop of Nikiou, was a country under relatively tolerant Muslim administration, with a long history of conquest and reconquest, and a deep antipathy to the Byzantine Empire and Melkite ('imperial') ecclesiastics. Staunchly monophysite, deeply devoted to the patriarchs of Alexandria, and determinedly opposed to the Council of Chalcedon (451) and all that it represented, the Christians of Egypt continued their witness and their worship all but hidden from outside view. These two works by Mena introduce modern readers to the Church of Egypt in the eighth century: its internal and external relations, its customs, and its spirituality.
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Bibliography: pages 137-141.
- Contains:
- Mēna, of Nikiou. Martyrdom of Saint Macrobius. 1988.
- ISBN:
- 0879074078
- 0879076070
- OCLC:
- 17508741
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