The Lausiac History and the Religious History

The brother who lived with Palladius. 250

G

Abbot Gaddana. 210
Gelasia. 244

H

Abbot Hellen. 159
Jerome. 181 original: "Hieronymus." Saint Jerome, the translator of the Vulgate Bible, who lived as a monk in Bethlehem.

I

James of Nisibis. 262 Saint Jacob of Nisibis, a Syrian monk and bishop known for his role at the Council of Nicaea.
James. 392
Abbot Innocent. 205
Abbot John. 177
Abbot John of the city of Lycopolis. 111 John of Lycopolis was a famous seer and ascetic in Egypt, known for his prophetic gifts.
John the monk. 163
John. 416
Isidore the priest and hospitaler. 14 original: "Xenodochus." A superintendent of a guesthouse or hospital for the poor and pilgrims.
Abbot Isidore. 176
Jubinus. 239
Juliana. 245
Julian Saba. 271 term: "Saba" is a Syriac honorific meaning "the Elder."
Abbot Julian. 205

M

Macarius the Younger. 43
Macarius the Egyptian and Macarius of Alexandria. 47 The two most famous Macarii of the Egyptian desert; one was a disciple of Anthony the Great, the other a priest in the desert of Scetis.
Macarius the former official. 227 original: "ex vicaria," referring to one who held the office of a vicar or deputy in the imperial administration.
Macedonius. 361
Maesymas. 372
Magna. 228
Abbot Mark. 66
Maro. 378 The namesake of the Maronite Church, he was a 4th-century Syriac monk.
Marana and Cyra. 448 Two female ascetics who lived in seclusion near Antioch.
Marcian. 288
Maris. 390
Melania of Rome. 119 Known as Melania the Elder, she was a wealthy Roman noblewoman who founded a monastery on the Mount of Olives.
Melania the Younger. 225 original: "parva," meaning "the small" or "the younger," granddaughter of the Elder Melania.
The Merchant. 169 original: "Mercator."
Abbot Moses the Libyan. 194 Often identified as Moses the Black, a former bandit who became a Desert Father.

Abbot Moses. 67

N

Abbot Nathanael. 44

O

Abbot Or. 31
Opianus. 227
Olympia. 240 Saint Olympias, a deaconess and close friend of John Chrysostom.

P

Abbot Pachomius. 101 The founder of Christian cenobitic (communal) monasticism.
Abbot Pachon. 87
Paesius and Esaias. 40
Palladius. 327 The author of the Lausiac History himself.
Abbot Pambo. 34
Pammachius. 227
Paphnutius the Head. 195 original: "Cephala."
Abbot Paphnutius. 165
Paul the Simple. 81 A disciple of Anthony the Great known for his childlike humility.
Abbot Paul. 157
Abbot Paul. 72
Paula of Rome. 227 A close associate of Saint Jerome and founder of several monasteries.
Peter the Galatian. 340
Philemon the martyr. 171
Philoromus the priest. 212
Photina. 228
Mother Piamun. 100 term: "Amma" – a title for a female spiritual leader, equivalent to Abbot.
Abbot Pior. 193
Abbot Pityrion. 177
Pityrum the anchorite. 107
Poemenia. 132
Abbot Posidonius. 181
Potamiaena. 18
The Village Chief. 167 original: "Protocomes."
Ptolemy who fell away. 95 original: "qui excidit." A reference to a monk who abandoned his ascetic life or fell into spiritual error.
Publius. 314

R

Romanus. 355
Rufinus the priest. 221 Rufinus of Aquileia, the historian and translator who was a companion of Melania the Elder.

S

Sabbatius. 212
Salamanes. 388