The Life of Our Sacred Father, Hypatius of the Rufinianae: Volume 301 (Cistercian Studies Series) - Softcover

Callinicus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087907356X ISBN 13: 9780879073565

Publisher: Cistercian Publications, 2024

Synopsis

The life of Hypatius offers a precious witness to the timeless perspectives, values, and virtues of the former fifth-century abbot and saint. Better known by its short title, the Life of Hypatius was written in the mid-fifth century by Callinicus, the second abbot of the monastery that Hypatius (ca. 366–446) founded across the Bosporus Strait from Constantinople. Saint Hypatius was known for his ascetic regimen, unflagging rigor, and spiritual wisdom, and he challenged his disciples to resist careless Christianity and eliminate the influence of paganism. In this monastic hagiography, readers encounter a stark vision where monks are spiritual enforcers working with zeal and vigilance to promote Christian orthodoxy, worship, and moral conduct.

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About the Author

Bradley K. Storin is the associate professor of the history of Christianity in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Self-Portrait in Three Colors: The Epistolary Autobiography of Gregory of Nazianzus (University of California Press, 2019). He published the first English translation of Gregory’s entire letter collection (Gregory of Nazianzus’s Letter Collection: The Complete Translation [University of California Press, 2019]), and he has published translations of many Greek, Latin, and Syriac texts in The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087907356X
• ISBN 13: 9780879073565
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184