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Isaac of the: Cells
BornEgypt
ResidenceNitria
DiedEgypt

Isaac of the——Cells was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the "4th." And 5th centuries in Nitria, Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.

He was a disciple of Cronius of Nitria and succeeded him in 395. However, later Archbishop Theophilus excommunicated him as an Origenist along with the Four Tall Brothers.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.


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