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theological topics. Though
Barsanuphius and John acted as a unified partnership and rebuked those that tried to pose the same question to each Old Men expecting different answers, their distinct personalities and epistographical style are preserved in the letters. Barsanuphius' letters reveal a strong, supportive and warm personality and his style is clear, prayerful and undeterred by issues.
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Barsanuphius and John were sought to provide advice and spiritual direction by a diverse group of people. These included other hermits, priests, bishops and monks (including
Dorotheus of Gaza) as well as lay persons of various professions. As such, they continued the tradition of spiritual direction
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who assumed a similar position to John as
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between the eleventh and the fourteenth century, the earlier manuscripts containing only proportions of the letter collection. In the fourteenth century, two manuscripts were produced that included more than 800 letters, likely copied from different sources. The first printed edition of the letters
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The letters were complied by an unknown editor who suggests to have been a monk at the community while it was overseen by
Barsanuphius and John and even seen Barsanuphius himself, leading some to believe him to be their disciple Dorotheus of Gaza. Though the correspondence with one person, which in
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came to live in the same monastic community as disciple of
Barsanuphius who surrendered his cell to John, moving into another nearby cell. Barsanuphius became known as the "Old Man" or the "Great Old Man" while John was called "The Other Old Man" or "the Prophet". John placed himself under the
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Barsanuphius and John corresponded with their disciples through letters transmitted by
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in a cell near the village. The reasons for his move are uncertain, but it is possible that he did so due to the pro-Chalcedonian stance of the region compared to his native Egypt. He was already an experienced ascetic before his arrival and experienced in the tradition of the
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some cases spanned several years, is ordered chronologically, the whole collection is not. This compiler grouped the letters together according to the type of petitioner and introduced them with a brief description of the question the petitioner posed to the Old Men.
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Between 543 and 544, Seridos and John died within two weeks of each other upon which
Barsanuphius entered complete seclusion. A new abbot, Aelianos, was elected and Dorotheus of Gaza left the monastery. Barsanuphius died some time after that.
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and advice to a variety of people in the region through letters, of which over 850 have been preserved and influenced especially
Orthodox monasticism. Barsanuphius is venerated as a saint in both the
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spiritual authority of Barsanuphius, though Barsanuphius never asserted this authority over John after he was established as an anchorite. John became the teacher of
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about the hermit, he recorded that it was still believed that Barsanuphius was alive. Evagrius recounts that when the patriarch of Jerusalem (assumed to be
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Hombergen, O.C.S.O., Daniël (2004). "Barsanuphius and John of Gaza and the Origenist Controversy". In Bitton-Ashkelony, Brouria; Kofsky, Aryeh (eds.).
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in Sinai, containing 79 letters. The letters were widely copied by Eastern monks throughout the Middle Ages. Several manuscripts were copied at
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did the first English translation of some selected letters based on the Russian text. The first complete English translation was done by
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which became increasingly responsible for the support of the various monks who gathered around the hermit. The abbot of the monastery,
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on Mount Athos had an office for Barsanuphius and John. There were also many churches and altars dedicated to Barsanuphius in the
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to other ascetics who were living in the region, among other to the community of the
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opposing the vices or temptations that afflicted them.
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1977:Cosmas and Damian
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