Isidore of Pelusium

Isidore was a monk near Pelusium in the Nile delta, a pupil or admirer of John Chrysostom and a correspondent of Cyril of Alexandria. About two thousand short letters on Scripture, doctrine and conduct survive.

Dates

died ca. 435 (approximate)

See or city

Pelusium

Region

Egypt

Notes

Honoured as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches (4 February).

Works

• LettersEpistolae · ca. 393-ca. 435 · CPG 5557 (not yet checked)