Isidore of Pelusium

Isidore of Pelusium

Isidore of Pelusium (d. ca. 449) was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers.

Isidore was known for his many writings. Letters edited by Pierre Eveiux in 1997 and 2000 can be found in "Sources Chrétiennes" collection. [cite web |url= http://www.sources-chretiennes.mom.fr/index.php?pageid=collaborateurs&id=635&sourcepg=volume_paru&idsource=361&trisource=pole&selection2source=1|title= Collaborateurs de la collection|accessdate=2007-11-18 |format= |work= Sources Chrétiennes online ] Others can be found in volume 78 of "Patrologia Graeca", a collection of Greek writings of Christian writers and theologians featuring the original Greek text and a Latin translation facing.

He is revered as a saint, whose feast day is February 4. [cite web |url= http://orthodoxwiki.org/Isidore_of_Pelusium|title= Isidore of Pelusium |accessdate=2007-11-18 |format= |work= OrthodoxWiki]

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