Dorofei , Abba Palestinian ( Dorofei Gazsky , Greek Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης ; 505-565 or 620) - Christian saint. It is revered as the reverend , memory is celebrated in the Orthodox Church on June 18 ( June 5 according to the Julian calendar ), in Jerusalem and the Greek Orthodox churches the memory of the Monk Dorotheus is celebrated on August 13; in the Catholic - June 5th .
Avva Dorofei is famous for his literary heritage: teachings (number 21), messages (number 10) and a record of the answers of the elders Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet to the questions of St. Dorotheus (number 87). The works of Abba Dorotheus are a classic of ascetic literature, studied by monks and lay people as a source of analysis of the thoughts and movements of the Christian soul. The works of Abba Dorotheus are included in the 88th volume of Patrologia Graeca .
Biography
Rev. Dorotheus was a native of Ascalon and spent his early youth with his family in Gaza . He studied secular sciences; perhaps his teacher was Procopius of Gaz . The Dorotheus family was wealthy (in the life of the Monk Dosifei, a student of Abba Dorofei, it is reported that Brother Dorofei built a hospital in the Abba Serida monastery at his own expense). The reasons that prompted Dorotheus to leave the world and go to the monastery are unknown, as well as the age at which he took tonsure . It is known that he did not immediately receive monastic tonsure, but lived for some time next to the monastery, using the means of his large inheritance .
Entering the monastery of St. Seridus, Dorotheus became the cell attendant of St. John the Prophet and was his novice for ten years. His main obedience in the monastery was the reception of wanderers, to whom he showed great patience and zeal. He was the mentor of the Monk Dositheus . Not earlier than 540 , after the death of Hegumen Abba Serida and St. John the Prophet, Dorotheus retired from the hostel of Abba Serida. A possible reason for this was the brotherhood's desire to elect him abbot , which he humbledly refused. Soon, other monks began to settle near Dorotheus, and he founded his own monastery, the rector of which was until his death.
Literature
- Rev. Dorotheus, Abba of Palestine. The soulful teachings and messages with the addition of his questions and answers to these Barsanuphius the Great and John the Prophet . Minsk, 2006
Links
- Barsov N.I. Dorofei, Saint Avba // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Bernatsky M.M., Dionysius (Shlenov). Dorofei Gazsky // Orthodox Encyclopedia . - M .: Church Scientific Center "Orthodox Encyclopedia" , 2007. - T. XVI. - S. 32-43. - 752 s. - 39,000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-89572-028-8 .
- The soulful teachings of Abba Dorotheus
- Life on the site Orthodoxy.Ru
- Dorothei episcopi Tyri qui sub Constantino magno vixit, De vita ac morte Prophetarum et Apostolorum, Synopsis Parisiis 1560
- Creations of Avba Dorotheus on the site of the Tver diocese