Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
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Historia Monachorum in Aegypto is a late 4th-century Christian travelogue that recounts the lives and ascetic practices of Egyptian desert monks.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historia Monachorum in Aegypto canonical | 3 |
| Historia monachorum (History of the Monks in Egypt) translation | 1 |
| History of the Monks in Egypt | 1 |
| Palladius’ Lausiac History | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto Context triple: [Nitria, documentedIn, Historia Monachorum in Aegypto]
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A.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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Saint Anthony Monastery
Saint Anthony Monastery is an ancient Coptic Orthodox monastic community in Egypt, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest Christian monasteries in the world and a major center of Coptic monasticism.
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Description de l’Égypte
La Description de l’Égypte est une vaste encyclopédie illustrée du début du XIXᵉ siècle consacrée à l’histoire, la géographie, l’archéologie, la faune, la flore et la société de l’Égypte, réalisée à la suite de l’expédition de Bonaparte.
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Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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E.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto Target entity description: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto is a late 4th-century Christian travelogue that recounts the lives and ascetic practices of Egyptian desert monks.
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A.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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B.
Saint Anthony Monastery
Saint Anthony Monastery is an ancient Coptic Orthodox monastic community in Egypt, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest Christian monasteries in the world and a major center of Coptic monasticism.
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C.
Description de l’Égypte
La Description de l’Égypte est une vaste encyclopédie illustrée du début du XIXᵉ siècle consacrée à l’histoire, la géographie, l’archéologie, la faune, la flore et la société de l’Égypte, réalisée à la suite de l’expédition de Bonaparte.
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D.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
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E.
The Monastery
"The Monastery" is a historical novel by Sir Walter Scott set on the turbulent Scottish-English border during the Reformation, blending romance, politics, and the supernatural.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian travelogue
ⓘ
Latin title ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ late antique Christian text ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Desert Fathers
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Egyptian monasticism ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | anonymous ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in late antiquity ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
asceticism
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miracles ⓘ renunciation of the world ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
Egyptian desert monks
ⓘ
ascetic practices ⓘ monastic communities in Egypt ⓘ |
| describesPractice |
anchoritic monasticism
ⓘ
cenobitic monasticism ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
late antique studies
ⓘ
monastic studies ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
History of the Monks in Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
|
| hasTitle | Historia Monachorum in Aegypto ⓘ |
| hasTranslationLanguage |
Coptic
ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Syriac ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
late Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
post-Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine hagiographical tradition
ⓘ
Latin monastic literature ⓘ later monastic hagiography ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative prose ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person travel account ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of Christian readers
ⓘ
promotion of ascetic ideals ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apophthegmata Patrum
ⓘ
Palladius’ Lausiac History ⓘ
linked to:
Historia Monachorum in Aegypto
|
| religiousSubtradition | early monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Egypt ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Kellia
ⓘ
Nitria ⓘ Scetis ⓘ Thebaid ⓘ |
| structure | series of monastic biographies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 4th century ⓘ |
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