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This Coptic hagiography recounts the life and sayings of Abba Antony, the renowned desert father, through a series of edifying anecdotes and teachings. The text presents…

The work is a hagiographical narrative recounting the life and martyrdom of Apa Psote, a Coptic saint. It survives in a single fragmentary parchment codex from the Monas…

The Fragments of John Kolobos are a collection of brief Coptic monastic sayings and anecdotes attributed to the fourth-century Egyptian desert father John Kolobos. Prese…

The Life of Paul of Tamma is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic hermit Paul, who is presented as the first desert monk, preceding even Antony. The text follows…

The Life of John Kolobos is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic virtues and miracles of John Kolobos, a presbyter and hegumenos of Scetis. The text, surviving o…

The Life of Macarius of Alexandria is a Coptic hagiography narrating the ascetic trials and miracles of a fourth-century Egyptian monk. The text survives in a single lac…

The Life of Macarius the Great is a Coptic hagiography recounting the life of Abba Macarius, a fourth-century Egyptian desert father renowned for his asceticism and spir…

The Life of Maxime and Domece is a Coptic hagiography recounting the virtues and miracles of two Roman saints, Maximos and Dometios, said to be sons of King Valentinos.…

The Martyrdom and Miracles of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography that recounts the martyrdom of Saint Mercurius, a 3rd-century Roman soldier, and collects posthumous mira…

The Martyrdom of Cyril of Jerusalem is a Coptic hagiography that narrates the trial, torture, and execution of Cyril, presented as archbishop of Jerusalem. The text foll…

This Coptic hagiography recounts the martyrdom of Saint George, a popular figure in Christian tradition. The text opens with a trinitarian invocation and identifies the…

The Martyrdom of Isaac of Tiphre is a Coptic hagiographic narrative recounting the passion and death of a twelve-year-old boy, Isaac, from the village of Tiphre in the d…

The Martyrdom of Jacob the Persian is a Coptic hagiographic account narrating the trial, torture, and execution of Jacob, a eunuch and servant in the Persian royal palac…

The Martyrdom of Luke the Evangelist is a Coptic hagiographical account that presents Luke, traditionally Paul's disciple and secretary, as a martyr. The narrative follo…

The Martyrdom of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography recounting the passion of Saint Mercurius, a Roman general turned Christian martyr. The narrative follows standard Cop…

The Martyrdom of Polycarp is a hagiographic account of the death of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, in the mid-2nd century. The Coptic version, translated from Greek, surviv…

The Apocryphon of Paul is a non-canonical early Christian text that recounts visionary journeys of the apostle Paul through the otherworldly realms. The Coptic version s…

The Pseudo-Celestinus Discourse on Gabriel is a Coptic apocryphon, a pseudepigraphal homily attributed to Pope Celestinus of Rome but likely composed in Coptic monastic…

This apocryphal homily, attributed pseudepigraphically to Cyril of Alexandria, celebrates the Virgin Mary's dormition and assumption. It employs elevated, liturgical lan…

The Pseudo-Cyril Discovery of the Cross is a Coptic apocryphon that narrates the legendary finding of the True Cross, attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem. The text survives…

This work is an anonymous apocryphal homily attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem, focusing on the life and repose of the Virgin Mary as Theotokos. Preserved in Coptic and li…

The Pseudo-Epiphanius Discourse on Mary Theotokos is an apocryphal homily attributed to Epiphanius of Salamis, celebrating Mary as the Mother of God and recounting her l…

The PseudoSeverus Discourse on the Compassion of God is an anonymous Coptic apocryphon attributed to Severus of Antioch, blending homiletic and hagiographic elements. It…

The 'Prayer of Saint Athanasius' is an anonymous Coptic homily attributed to Athanasius of Alexandria, likely composed for liturgical or monastic use. The text presents…

The Pseudo-Acacius Encomium on Saint Mercurius is a Coptic homily pseudepigraphically attributed to Acacius, bishop of Caesarea (4th century), but likely composed betwee…

This homily, attributed to Pseudo-Demetrius, is a Coptic Marian apocryphon focusing on the birth of the Virgin Mary. It survives only in fragmentary Coptic manuscripts,…

This homily, attributed to John Chrysostom but likely pseudepigraphical, is an encomium praising the archangel Raphael. Delivered on his feast day (24 Pachon) in a monas…

The PseudoTheodore Encomium on Theodore of Antioch is a Coptic homily that praises the saint as a warrior and victor, recounting his birth, military career, and martyrdo…

This homily, attributed to Timothy of Alexandria, praises the archangel Michael and is intended for liturgical use on his feast day (12 Paone). It describes Michael as t…

The anonymous collection of sayings and anecdotes about the monk Macarius, known as the Macarius AP, belongs to the Apophthegmata Patrum genre. It preserves oral, didact…

The 'Virtues of Macarius' is a Coptic monastic text recounting the spiritual exploits and sayings of the fourth-century Egyptian monk Abba Macarius. The surviving passag…

The Paphnutius Histories of the Monks of Egypt is a Coptic collection of monastic lives and sayings, typical of hagiography and apophthegmata from late antique Egypt. Th…