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prayers. They were inclined to wake the sleeping monk, while Abba Poemen took a more compassionate approach, advising, "For my part, when I have seen a brother who is dozing, I put his head on my knees and let him rest." Abba Poemen was typically opposed to giving harsh penances to those who slipped spiritually—when a monk came to him who had committed a "great sin", Abba Poemen reduced his penance from three years to three days.
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Abba Poemen's personality was described as that of a wise shepherd more than a desert ascetic. He was known for his tolerance of the weakness of others. One apocryphal story recounts that some of the older monks approached Abba Poemen for his advice on how to treat monks who fell asleep during their
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Another story, though also used in support of Poemen's tendency to "refrain from judgement" tells of a brother monk with a wife (Harmless cites a source claiming her to be a "mistress," but the
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Abba Poemen was also described as a charismatic speaker who still taught more by example than by lecturing others. When a visiting monk asked him if he should assume a role of authority over the brothers he was living with, Abba Poemen responded by saying, "No, be their example, not their
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legislator." Judgment of others was also foreign to his nature. He once stated that, "A man may seem to be silent, but if his heart is condemning others, he is babbling incessantly." Modern writers credit Abba Poemen's gift of memory for keeping alive many of the stories from the
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1474:. He was notable for his kindness and compassion toward his fellow monks, including those who had fallen from the high ideals of the Desert Fathers. He was frequently sought out by his brothers for his wise and compassionate guidance.
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Many of Poemen's sayings included sets of three, such as a list of three "instruments for the work of the soul": "to throw yourself before God, not to measure your progress, to leave behind all self-will."
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The paradise, or garden of the holy fathers: being histories of the anchorites, recluses, monks, coenobites, and ascetic fathers of the deserts of Egypt between A.D. CCL and A.D. CCCC circiter
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In response to a brother monk who chided Poemen for washing his feet, he said, "We have not been taught to kill our bodies, but to kill our passions."
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2735:Macarius III
2630:Alexander II
2590:Theodosius I
2580:Dioscorus II
2555:Theophilus I
2540:Athanasius I
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1034:Marthe Robin
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518:John Cassian
482:
342:
330:Divinization
305:Jesus Prayer
271:
70:Roman Empire
3287:340s births
2720:Gabriel VII
2710:Macarius II
2680:Michael III
2585:Timothy III
2565:Dioscorus I
2535:Alexander I
2505:Demetrius I
2362:Nag Hammadi
2101:Evangelists
1968:Bartholomew
1068:Alfred Delp
1063:Simone Weil
1058:Edgar Cayce
616:Bonaventure
389:Charismatic
225:Monasticism
218:Monasticism
194:Neoplatonic
184:Hellenistic
18:Abba Poemen
3292:450 deaths
3251:Categories
3186:Euphrosyne
3128:Paphnutius
3100:Anchorites
2960:Horsiesius
2690:Cosmas III
2670:Michael II
2635:Theodore I
2615:Benjamin I
2610:Andronicus
2605:Anastasius
2570:Timothy II
2495:Agrippinus
2377:Philotheos
2272:Gallicanus
2207:Chiaffredo
2162:Abaskhiron
1692:Patriarchs
1631:2204048089
1514:References
1399:Terenuthis
1300:Purgatorio
1215:Philokalia
897:John Eudes
851:17th
774:15th
718:Henry Suso
597:Franciscan
567:13th
530:11th
503:Athanasius
498:Syncletica
436:Thomasines
376:Abstinence
267:Meditation
260:Meditation
242:Asceticism
174:Cataphatic
118:Attributes
3123:Onuphrius
3055:Petronius
2965:Hospitius
2950:Bashnouna
2715:Matthew I
2700:Zacharias
2685:Gabriel I
2675:Cosmas II
2660:Simeon II
2640:Michael I
2575:Peter III
2550:Timothy I
2515:Dionysius
2485:Markianos
2372:Philomena
2252:Epimachus
2212:Colluthus
2197:Catherine
2187:Bashnouna
2177:Apollonia
2033:Disciples
1940:Sarathiel
1862:Theotokos
1817:Zechariah
1807:Zephaniah
1389:Biography
1024:Padre Pio
685:Hadewijch
680:Lutgardis
579:Dominican
420:Antiquity
336:Catharsis
298:Hesychasm
247:Mendicant
213:Practices
169:Ascetical
164:Apophatic
112:27 August
55:Venerable
3196:Candidus
3143:Shenouda
3035:Patapios
2955:Hilarion
2740:Cyril VI
2725:John XIV
2705:Cyril II
2665:Joseph I
2625:Simeon I
2595:Peter IV
2545:Peter II
2510:Heraclas
2490:Celadion
2432:Wadamoun
2427:Veronica
2407:Theoclia
2242:Dorothea
2071:Silvanus
2061:Philemon
2046:Barnabas
1998:Matthias
1955:Apostles
1935:Zedekiel
1832:Jeremiah
1802:Habakkuk
1734:Prophets
1498:(1907).
1407:diaspora
1305:Paradiso
545:Guigo II
513:Hilarion
394:Esoteric
382:Esoteric
325:Hesychia
312:Quietism
133:a series
131:Part of
3171:Ambrose
3153:Zosimas
3030:Parsoma
2750:Bishops
2730:Cyril V
2695:Abraham
2650:Mark II
2645:John IV
2620:Agathon
2560:Cyril I
2530:Peter I
2520:Theonas
2480:Eumenes
2465:Avilius
2460:Anianus
2352:Mohrael
2337:Maurice
2237:Demiana
2182:Barbara
2172:Arianus
2157:Abanoub
2134:Martyrs
2109:Matthew
2081:Timothy
2076:Stephen
2041:Apollos
1993:Matthew
1945:Ananiel
1925:Raphael
1920:Gabriel
1915:Michael
1895:Zeitoun
1880:Belarus
1842:Ezekiel
1822:Malachi
1782:Obadiah
1700:Abraham
1295:Inferno
1150:Scivias
1111:, 1989)
786:Spanish
666:Flemish
634:English
406:People
353:Kenosis
344:Theosis
235:Silence
199:Henosis
3216:Verena
3148:Thomas
3138:Pijimi
3118:Misael
3065:Poemen
3060:Pishoy
2600:Damian
2500:Julian
2475:Justus
2470:Kedron
2455:Mark I
2402:Thecla
2367:Otimus
2342:Memnon
2322:Malati
2292:Gereon
2277:George
2152:Abāmūn
2147:Abāmūn
2023:Thomas
2013:Philip
1963:Andrew
1930:Suriel
1890:Warraq
1885:Poland
1875:Assiut
1847:Daniel
1837:Baruch
1827:Isaiah
1812:Haggai
1752:Samuel
1715:Joseph
1628:
1591:4 July
1582:
1395:Scetis
1312:Fatima
1118:(2003)
911:Others
863:French
826:Others
727:Female
699:German
483:Poemen
431:Origen
79:c. 450
63:c. 340
3108:Karas
3025:Pambo
2945:Awgin
2903:Monks
2655:James
2447:Popes
2437:Wanas
2422:Varus
2387:Sarah
2357:Moura
2347:Menas
2232:Dasya
2086:Titus
2018:Simon
2008:Peter
1792:Nahum
1787:Jonah
1772:Micah
1762:Hosea
1757:David
1742:Moses
1710:Jacob
1705:Isaac
1357:Greek
108:Feast
35:Saint
3133:Paul
3113:Mary
2935:Amun
2907:nuns
2905:and
2382:Rais
2124:John
2119:Luke
2114:Mark
2003:Paul
1988:Jude
1983:John
1797:Noah
1777:Joel
1767:Amos
1626:ISBN
1593:2012
1580:ISBN
1365:Abba
1018:20th
953:19th
855:18th
778:16th
571:14th
534:12th
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60:Born
1747:Job
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