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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
1457:—nearly a quarter of the sayings are by or about Poemen—which led some scholars to think that sayings from different Abbas were collected under the generic name "Abba Shepherd." Abba Poemen is also featured prominently in another collection of Desert Father sayings, the
1422:. Many of those stories are recollections of Abba Poemen from his time with the monks in Scetis. A later Coptic writer, Zacharias of Sakha, believed that Abba Poemen was also a writer, leading to speculation that he might have been one of the authors of the
1463:. 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.
1366:). Abba Poemen was quoted most often for his gift as a spiritual guide, reflected in the name "Poemen" ("Shepherd"), rather than for his asceticism. He is considered a saint in Eastern Christianity. His feast day is August 27 in the
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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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1561:"Abba Poemen"
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1350:Desert Father
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1279:Divine Comedy
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1244:Sol de Fátima
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1134:Ordo Virtutum
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1130:
1129:Lingua ignota
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1120:
1119:
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1099:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1075:
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1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1062:Thomas Merton
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1021:
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1016:
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995:Gemma Galgani
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991:
986:
984:
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979:
976:
974:
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969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
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948:Dina Bélanger
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927:
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646:Margery Kempe
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281:Contemplation
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262:Lectio Divina
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3180:Habib Girgis
3152:Other saints
3053:
2959:Mother Irini
2724:Macarius III
2619:Alexander II
2579:Theodosius I
2569:Dioscorus II
2544:Theophilus I
2529:Athanasius I
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1097:
1077:Elena Aiello
1023:Marthe Robin
841:
764:
557:
520:
507:John Cassian
471:
331:
319:Divinization
294:Jesus Prayer
260:
59:Roman Empire
3276:340s births
2709:Gabriel VII
2699:Macarius II
2669:Michael III
2574:Timothy III
2554:Dioscorus I
2524:Alexander I
2494:Demetrius I
2351:Nag Hammadi
2090:Evangelists
1957:Bartholomew
1057:Alfred Delp
1052:Simone Weil
1047:Edgar Cayce
605:Bonaventure
378:Charismatic
214:Monasticism
207:Monasticism
183:Neoplatonic
173:Hellenistic
3281:450 deaths
3240:Categories
3175:Euphrosyne
3117:Paphnutius
3089:Anchorites
2949:Horsiesius
2679:Cosmas III
2659:Michael II
2624:Theodore I
2604:Benjamin I
2599:Andronicus
2594:Anastasius
2559:Timothy II
2484:Agrippinus
2366:Philotheos
2261:Gallicanus
2196:Chiaffredo
2151:Abaskhiron
1681:Patriarchs
1620:2204048089
1503:References
1388:Terenuthis
1289:Purgatorio
1204:Philokalia
886:John Eudes
840:17th
763:15th
707:Henry Suso
586:Franciscan
556:13th
519:11th
492:Athanasius
487:Syncletica
425:Thomasines
365:Abstinence
256:Meditation
249:Meditation
231:Asceticism
163:Cataphatic
107:Attributes
3112:Onuphrius
3044:Petronius
2954:Hospitius
2939:Bashnouna
2704:Matthew I
2689:Zacharias
2674:Gabriel I
2664:Cosmas II
2649:Simeon II
2629:Michael I
2564:Peter III
2539:Timothy I
2504:Dionysius
2474:Markianos
2361:Philomena
2241:Epimachus
2201:Colluthus
2186:Catherine
2176:Bashnouna
2166:Apollonia
2022:Disciples
1929:Sarathiel
1851:Theotokos
1806:Zechariah
1796:Zephaniah
1378:Biography
1013:Padre Pio
674:Hadewijch
669:Lutgardis
568:Dominican
409:Antiquity
325:Catharsis
287:Hesychasm
236:Mendicant
202:Practices
158:Ascetical
153:Apophatic
101:27 August
44:Venerable
3185:Candidus
3132:Shenouda
3024:Patapios
2944:Hilarion
2729:Cyril VI
2714:John XIV
2694:Cyril II
2654:Joseph I
2614:Simeon I
2584:Peter IV
2534:Peter II
2499:Heraclas
2479:Celadion
2421:Wadamoun
2416:Veronica
2396:Theoclia
2231:Dorothea
2060:Silvanus
2050:Philemon
2035:Barnabas
1987:Matthias
1944:Apostles
1924:Zedekiel
1821:Jeremiah
1791:Habakkuk
1723:Prophets
1487:(1907).
1396:diaspora
1294:Paradiso
534:Guigo II
502:Hilarion
383:Esoteric
371:Esoteric
314:Hesychia
301:Quietism
122:a series
120:Part of
3160:Ambrose
3142:Zosimas
3019:Parsoma
2739:Bishops
2719:Cyril V
2684:Abraham
2639:Mark II
2634:John IV
2609:Agathon
2549:Cyril I
2519:Peter I
2509:Theonas
2469:Eumenes
2454:Avilius
2449:Anianus
2341:Mohrael
2326:Maurice
2226:Demiana
2171:Barbara
2161:Arianus
2146:Abanoub
2123:Martyrs
2098:Matthew
2070:Timothy
2065:Stephen
2030:Apollos
1982:Matthew
1934:Ananiel
1914:Raphael
1909:Gabriel
1904:Michael
1884:Zeitoun
1869:Belarus
1831:Ezekiel
1811:Malachi
1771:Obadiah
1689:Abraham
1284:Inferno
1139:Scivias
1100:, 1989)
775:Spanish
655:Flemish
623:English
395:People
342:Kenosis
333:Theosis
224:Silence
188:Henosis
3205:Verena
3137:Thomas
3127:Pijimi
3107:Misael
3054:Poemen
3049:Pishoy
2589:Damian
2489:Julian
2464:Justus
2459:Kedron
2444:Mark I
2391:Thecla
2356:Otimus
2331:Memnon
2311:Malati
2281:Gereon
2266:George
2141:Abāmūn
2136:Abāmūn
2012:Thomas
2002:Philip
1952:Andrew
1919:Suriel
1879:Warraq
1874:Poland
1864:Assiut
1836:Daniel
1826:Baruch
1816:Isaiah
1801:Haggai
1741:Samuel
1704:Joseph
1617:
1580:4 July
1571:
1384:Scetis
1301:Fatima
1107:(2003)
900:Others
852:French
815:Others
716:Female
688:German
472:Poemen
420:Origen
68:c. 450
52:c. 340
3097:Karas
3014:Pambo
2934:Awgin
2892:Monks
2644:James
2436:Popes
2426:Wanas
2411:Varus
2376:Sarah
2346:Moura
2336:Menas
2221:Dasya
2075:Titus
2007:Simon
1997:Peter
1781:Nahum
1776:Jonah
1761:Micah
1751:Hosea
1746:David
1731:Moses
1699:Jacob
1694:Isaac
1346:Greek
97:Feast
24:Saint
3122:Paul
3102:Mary
2924:Amun
2896:nuns
2894:and
2371:Rais
2113:John
2108:Luke
2103:Mark
1992:Paul
1977:Jude
1972:John
1786:Noah
1766:Joel
1756:Amos
1615:ISBN
1582:2012
1569:ISBN
1354:Abba
1007:20th
942:19th
844:18th
767:16th
560:14th
523:12th
65:Died
49:Born
1736:Job
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