Isaac of the Cells explained

Isaac of the Cells
Birth Place:Egypt
Residence:Nitria
Death Place:Egypt

Isaac of the Cells was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries in Nitria, Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.[1]

He was a disciple of Cronius of Nitria and succeeded him in 395. However, later Archbishop Theophilus excommunicated him as an Origenist along with the Four Tall Brothers.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ward, Benedicta. The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Cistercian Publications. Kalamazoo, MI. 1984. 0-87907-959-2.