anba Epiphanius

Anba Epiphanius (1954-2018) was a bishop of the coptic orthodox church and the abbot of the monastery of saint macarius the great in egypt. Disciple of father matta el meskin, he was a tenacious reformer of monasticism, a tireless creator of bridges between the christian churches, an internationally respected scholar of bib-lical, liturgical and patristic texts.