Isaac of the Cells

Isaac of the Cells
Bornc. 4rd century AD
Egypt
ResidenceNitria
Diedafter 407 AD
Egypt
Venerated inCoptic Orthodox Church
Feast27 May (Pashons 19)

Isaac of the Cells (born c. 4th century AD - died after 407 AD) was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived during the 4th and 5th centuries in Nitria, Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers.[1]

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.[1]

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