Joseph of Panephysis

Joseph of Panephysis
Desert Father
Venerable, Anchorite
BornThmuis, Egypt
ResidenceScetes
DiedEgypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Coptic Orthodox Church
Feast17 June

Joseph of Panephysis, Joseph of Panepho,[1] or Joseph the Anchorite was an Egyptian Christian monk who lived around the 4th and 5th centuries in the desert of Lower Egypt. He was one of the Desert Fathers and was a contemporary for Abbas Poemen and Lot, who sometimes consulted him.[2]

  1. ^ Wortley, John (2014). Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers. Popular Patristics Series. Vol. 52. Yonkers, New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press. ISBN 978-0-88141-497-4.
  2. ^ Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.