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E03315: Palladius of Helenopolis in his Lausiac History recounts the story of *Pambo (monk of Nitria, ob. c. 370, S02850) as recounted to him by other monks of Nitria (Lower Egypt) and by Melania the Elder. Before dying, he gave a basket to Melania as a keepsake. Written in Greek at Aspuna or Ankyra (both Galatia, central Asia Minor), 419/420.
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posted on 2017-07-18, 00:00 authored by BryanPalladius of Helenopolis, Lausiac History (BHG 1435-1438v; CPG 6036), 10
10. Pambo of Nitria, the teacher of the Tall Brothers, was one of the holy men of the Nitrian monastic community, whom Palladius never met, but heard of from his companions, and from Melania who had met him and donated to him three hundred pounds of silver for the monasteries. Pambo died at the age of 70 while making a basket which he gave to Melania as a keepsake:
(5.) Μετ’ ὀλίγον χρόνον κοιμᾶται ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπύρεκτος, μὴ νοσήσας, ἀλλὰ τὴν σπυρίδα καταράπτων, ἐτῶν ὢν ἑβδομήκοντα· ὃς μεταστειλάμενός με, καὶ τοῦ τελευταίου κεντήματος πρὸς ἀπαρτισμὸν ὄντος, μέλλων ἐκλείπειν λέγει μοι· “Δέξαι ταύτην τὴν σπυρίδα ἐκ τῶν ἐμῶν χειρῶν, ἵνα μέμνησαί μου· ἄλλο γάρ σοι οὐκ ἔχω τί καταλείψω”». Ὃν ἐνταφιάσασα καὶ ὀθονίοις τὸ σῶμα ἑλίξασα κατέθετο· καὶ οὕτως ἀνεχώρησε τῆς ἐρήμου, ἕως θανάτου τὴν σπυρίδα ἔχουσα μεθ’ ἑαυτῆς.
[Quoting the narrative of Melania] '"The man of God fell asleep [=died] a little later, without a fever or illness, but while stitching up a basket, at the age of seventy. He summoned me and, while putting the last stitch to complete the work, at the point of death, he said to me: "Accept this basket from my hands, in order to remember me, for I have nothing else to leave you."” She prepared him for the tomb, wrapped the body in linen and buried it. She thus left the desert, keeping the basket with her until her death.’
Text: Bartelink et al. 1974. Translation: Efthymios Rizos.
10. Pambo of Nitria, the teacher of the Tall Brothers, was one of the holy men of the Nitrian monastic community, whom Palladius never met, but heard of from his companions, and from Melania who had met him and donated to him three hundred pounds of silver for the monasteries. Pambo died at the age of 70 while making a basket which he gave to Melania as a keepsake:
(5.) Μετ’ ὀλίγον χρόνον κοιμᾶται ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ θεοῦ ἀπύρεκτος, μὴ νοσήσας, ἀλλὰ τὴν σπυρίδα καταράπτων, ἐτῶν ὢν ἑβδομήκοντα· ὃς μεταστειλάμενός με, καὶ τοῦ τελευταίου κεντήματος πρὸς ἀπαρτισμὸν ὄντος, μέλλων ἐκλείπειν λέγει μοι· “Δέξαι ταύτην τὴν σπυρίδα ἐκ τῶν ἐμῶν χειρῶν, ἵνα μέμνησαί μου· ἄλλο γάρ σοι οὐκ ἔχω τί καταλείψω”». Ὃν ἐνταφιάσασα καὶ ὀθονίοις τὸ σῶμα ἑλίξασα κατέθετο· καὶ οὕτως ἀνεχώρησε τῆς ἐρήμου, ἕως θανάτου τὴν σπυρίδα ἔχουσα μεθ’ ἑαυτῆς.
[Quoting the narrative of Melania] '"The man of God fell asleep [=died] a little later, without a fever or illness, but while stitching up a basket, at the age of seventy. He summoned me and, while putting the last stitch to complete the work, at the point of death, he said to me: "Accept this basket from my hands, in order to remember me, for I have nothing else to leave you."” She prepared him for the tomb, wrapped the body in linen and buried it. She thus left the desert, keeping the basket with her until her death.’
Text: Bartelink et al. 1974. Translation: Efthymios Rizos.
History
Evidence ID
E03315Saint Name
Pambo, monk of Nitria, ob. c. 370 : S02850Related Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Monastic collections (apophthegmata, etc.)Language
- Greek
