Apophthegmata Patrum collections | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

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Apophthegmata Patrum collections is cataloged as a Textual corpus / teaching within Christian Mysticism. Its candidate country context is “Egypt” and its period or origin is “4th–6th-century materials; later collections.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Early Christian desert monasticism.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Sayings of the Desert Fathers; Alphabetical Collection of the Desert Fathers; Systematic Collection of the Desert Fathers
Parent tradition: Early Christian desert monasticism
Public geographic context: Egypt
Period / origin: 4th–6th-century materials; later collections
Living / historical status: Historical corpus with living monastic reception
Access / protocol: Open / public
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

Egypt

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1archive.nyu.edu

Source 2publishing.mpda.ru

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Apophthegmata Patrum collections. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 4616. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/4616

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