Ammonas

Ammonas was a disciple of Antony the Great and an early leader of the Egyptian monks. His fourteen letters to monks, preserved in Syriac, teach the ascetic life as progress through trials and gifts of the Spirit.

Dates

d. after 350 (approximate)

See or city

Pispir (Egypt)

Region

Egypt

Also known as

Ammon; Amoun; Abba Ammonas

Notes

A desert father, disciple and successor of Antony as head of the monks at Pispir; later a bishop in some traditions. His letters survive in Syriac and, in part, Greek.

Works

• LettersEpistolae · ca. 340-360 · CPG 2300 (not yet checked)