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The Manuscript Project at the Coptic Monastery of St Paul the Hermit at the Red Sea, Egypt
St Paul the Hermit (c. 228-341) has had a compelling lure on the imaginations of Christians from Late Antiquity to the present day. Identified through the centuries as the first Christian hermit, Paul is believed to have lived most of his long life in a cave in the Egyptian desert near the Red Sea. In time, his hermitage became the core of a monastic settlement that has existed continuously for almost two millennia and bears material witness to sustained devotion to the saint in the form of multiple phases of expansion, wall paintings, liturgical furnishings, and a wealth of precious manuscripts. Since 2018, and in cooperation with the Monastery of St Paul, an Australian team has been working to digitise and document the invaluable manuscript collection. This paper presents the goals and progress of the project to date.
Date:
20 November 2023, 17:00
Venue:
online
Speakers:
Dr Lisa Agaiby (University of Divinity, Australia),
Dr Sebastian Brock (University of Oxford)
Organisers:
Dr Thea Gomelauri (Oxford Interfaith Forum),
Oxford Interfaith Forum (Oxford),
Dr Sebastian Brock (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Host:
Oxford Interfaith Forum (Oxford)
Part of:
Eastern Christianity in Interfaith Contexts
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.oxfordinterfaithforum.org/thematic-international-interfaith-reading-groups/eastern-christianity-in-interfaith-contexts/the-manuscript-project-at-the-coptic-monastery-of-st-paul-the-hermit-
Booking email:
oxfordfaiths@gmail.com
Cost:
n/a
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Thea Gomelauri
