§ 110. Авва Аммун и его увещания.

One of the spiritual friends of the Great Anthony was St. Ammun, chief of the Nitrian hermits. Rich and noble parents forced 22-year-old Ammun to marry: but on the very day of marriage, he convinced his wife to take a vow of virginity and lived with her for 18 years as brother and sister; he divided his time between prayer and work - he cultivated a balsam garden and ate only plants 112. Finally, the pious virgin wife said to her virgin husband: it is indecent for an ascetic of chastity to have a woman with him in the same dwelling: would you like us to each strive separately? Ammun, thanking God for the thoughts instilled in his wife, said: “Let this dwelling be yours.” Having found a deserted place on the southern side of Lake Mareota behind the so-called Nitrian Mountain 113, he settled in the Nitrian desert and spent 22 years in the most severe labors. He gathered to himself many hermits. Ammun and his disciples lived as a hermitage, each separately and according to his own rule 114. St. Anthony gave advice to establish a monastery, and the advice was accepted by St. Ammun; by the end of the 4th century there were already up to 50 monasteries on Mount Nitria 115. The glory of Ammun attracted disciples to him from distant countries, among them St. Milias, Bishop of Susa, later a martyr 116. When the blessed one died. Ammun, Anthony saw his soul lifted up by the Angels with the singing of St. song. This was in 357 117. The Father of the Desert left 19 admonishing chapters filled with experienced spiritual wisdom 118. Nitrian Upland in lower Egypt, 70 miles from Alexandria. See G. Norov's journey through Egypt. 1, 83, 86. Palladium in Chapter 7 Lavsaika, Cassian. Collat. 6 Athanasius in the life of the Great Anthony. St. Maruf in the description of the Persian martyrs Chr. Thurs. 1827 Gehchichte d. Märtyrer d. Morgenlandes f. 54 Insbruck. 1836 Athanasius in the life of the Great Anthony, Socrates 4, 23. Sozomen 1, 14. Memory of St. Ammon on October 4th. Gerard Foss ed. to Latinsk. lane Heads of Rev. Ammun, together with the works of Pr. Ephraim. Opera S. Ephremi Syri. T. 2 Rom. 1589. In Greek these admonitions remain in 2 RKP. Vienna Library. Cod. 155–156, but in one Cod. 155, spoiled by a later hand (Lambecii Comm. T. 3. ed. Kollar.); to Moscow Synod. Library they are preserved in their ancient form, precisely in the RKP. X century (No. 210. f. 351). Slav. transfer to the RKP. 14th century at Gr. Tolstoy (description of hand. 3, 46.). John Patr. (c. 1090) made an extract from the admonitions of Abba Ammun (Cave T. 2. Desser. 1. p. 3.). You might be interested in: