- The
Nitrian Desert is a
desert region in
northwestern Egypt,
lying between Alexandria and
Cairo west of the Nile Delta. It is
known for its
history of...
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multitude of
people then came
asking for his forgiveness, but he fled to the
Nitrian Desert to
escape all
mundane glory. As a hermit,
Macarius spent seven years...
- The Prin****lity of
Nitra (Slovak:
Nitrianske kniežatstvo, Nitriansko, Nitrava, lit. 'Duchy of Nitra, Nitravia, Nitrava'; Hungarian:
Nyitrai Fejedelemség)...
- البراموس), is a
Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El
Natrun in the
Nitrian Desert,
Beheira Governorate, Egypt. It is the most
northern among the four...
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Saint Macarius of
Alexandria (Gr****: Μακάριος; died 395) was a monk in the
Nitrian Desert. He was a
slightly younger contemporary of
Macarius of Egypt, and...
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Nitria (monastic site),
abandoned site of
early Christian monastic activity Nitrian Desert,
region in
northwestern Egypt This
disambiguation page
lists articles...
- El-Sourian is a
Coptic Orthodox monastery located in Wadi El
Natrun in the
Nitrian Desert,
Beheira Governorate, Egypt. It is
located about 500
meters northwest...
- It is one of the
three early Christian monastic centers located in the
Nitrian Desert of the
northwestern Nile Delta. The
other two
monastic centers are...
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Christian monastic community spread out over many
square kilometers in the
Nitrian Desert about 65 km (40 mi)
south of Alexandria. It was one of
three centers...
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subsequently declared a saint. He was one of the most
venerated ascetics of the
Nitrian Desert, and
Athanasius of
Alexandria mentions him in his life of Anthony...
