Nilus the Elder
Nilus the Elder , also called Nilus of Ankyra (* in or near Ankara ; † 430) was a civil servant in the Eastern Roman Empire and later a monk.
Nilus worked under the emperors Arcadius and Theodosius II as an official and politician. Later, he and his son Theodolus settled on Mount Sinai as an anchorite .
In his writings he was very committed to monasticism and its dissemination; but also always warned against their secularization. He is counted among the church fathers .
His feast day is November 12th.
He is not to be confused with Nilus the Younger .
Works
- Leone Allacci (Ed.): SPN Nili ascetae, discipuli S. Johannis Chrysostomi epistolarum libri IV . Barberi, Rome 1668.
- Pietro A. Zini (Ed.): Nili opera quaedam nondum edita. Cramoisy, Paris 1639.
literature
- Michael Fiedrowicz : Theology of the Church Fathers. Basics of early Christian reflection on belief Herder, Freiburg (Breisgau) et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-451-29293-4 .
- Georgios Fatouros : Neilos of Ankyra. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 6, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-044-1 , Sp. 577-579.
Web links
- Literature by and about Nilus the Elder in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nilus the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neilos the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Church father and monk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Ankara |
| DATE OF DEATH | 430 |