Silvanus (monk)

Silvanus
Silvanus
Born	Palestine
Residence	Scetes
Died	Gaza

Abba Silvanus (d. before 414) was a Palestinian Christian monk who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries. He was one of the Desert Fathers.^[1]

Biography[]

Silvanus was born in Palestine. He led a community of 12 disciples in Scetis, Egypt, one of whom was . In 380, the group moved from Scetis to Sinai, and then later moved to Gaza. He died sometime before 414 A.D. and was succeeded by Zacharias, one of his disciples.^[2]

References[]

^ Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.
^ Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians: an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516222-6.

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[Ward_1984-1] Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.

[Harmless_2004-2] Harmless, William (2004). Desert Christians: an introduction to the literature of early monasticism. Oxford New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-516222-6.

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