St. Orsiesius, Abbot of Tabennisi

• About: Quick Reference:
  • 1912 Catholic Encyclopedia Entry: (Read with caution).

• About: Primary Sources:
  • Gennadius, Illustrious Men, 9
  • Letters of St. Athanasius to St. Orsiesius (Ep. 57 & 58): The second letter is one of consolation on the death of St. Theodore.
• Related People:
  • St. Jerome translated his works into Latin, making him influential in the West.

• Works:
  • Doctrina de institutione monachorum (Teaching on the Institution of Monks). PG 40:869.
  • De VI cogitationibus sanctorum (On the Six Thoughts of the Saints). PG 40:895.