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E01646: A short anecdote from the Coptic Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum), presenting the monk Apa *Makarios ('the Egyptian, monastic founder of the Sketis, ob. 391, S00863) of the monastery in the Sketis (Wadi Natrun) as a miracle healer, 4th–6th century.
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posted on 2016-06-20, 00:00 authored by gschenkeApophthegmata Patrum
This short anecdote is not attributed as a report to any particular monk. The saint in question who performs the miracle healing is Apa Makarios living in his cell in the Scetis.
Ed. Chaine, no. 224, p. 65:
ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ
ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ·
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛⲅⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ
ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ·
'Someone in Egypt had a paralysed son. He took him and placed him at the door of Apa Makarios. He left him there crying by the door and went away.
The old man looked around and saw the young boy crying. He said to him: "Who brought you here?"
He said: "It was my father. He brought me, put me down, and went away."
The old man said to him: "Get up, run and catch him!"
Immediately he was healed. He got up and caught up with his father. In this way, they went home rejoicing.'
Translation: Gesa Schenke.
This short anecdote is not attributed as a report to any particular monk. The saint in question who performs the miracle healing is Apa Makarios living in his cell in the Scetis.
Ed. Chaine, no. 224, p. 65:
ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ
ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ·
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛⲅⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ
ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ·
'Someone in Egypt had a paralysed son. He took him and placed him at the door of Apa Makarios. He left him there crying by the door and went away.
The old man looked around and saw the young boy crying. He said to him: "Who brought you here?"
He said: "It was my father. He brought me, put me down, and went away."
The old man said to him: "Get up, run and catch him!"
Immediately he was healed. He got up and caught up with his father. In this way, they went home rejoicing.'
Translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E01646Saint Name
Makarios of Scetis, monastic founder, 4th century monk : S00863Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Coptic
Evidence not before
380Evidence not after
700Activity not before
380Activity not after
500Place of Evidence - Region
Egypt and CyrenaicaPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
SketisPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Sketis Hermopolis ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ Ashmunein HermopolisMajor author/Major anonymous work
Apophthegmata PatrumCult activities - Places
Cult building - monasticCult activities - Places Named after Saint
- Monastery