medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
In a message dated 27/3/2003 0:32:07, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< John of Lycopolis (d. 394/5) John was a carpenter in upper Egypt until the
age of 25, when he became a hermit. He became a model of obedience, tested
by his mentor with such tasks as watering a dry stick every day for a year.
When he was 40, John walled himself up in his cell for the rest of his
life. He was a spiritual advisor and miracle worker, and won the nickname
"prophet of the Thebaid." >>
According to the sources (principally, Palladius' Lausiac History and the
Historia Monachorum in Aegypto), John's importance was more than merely
local, and his reputation as a prophet rested on his predictions concerning
the military victories and death of the emperor Theodosius I. It is possible,
indeed, that he was actually consulted by Theodosius (via an imperial
embassy) about the outcome of the rebellions of Maximus (d. 388) and Eugenius
(d. 394).
Graham Gould
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