Name
Shenoute, abbot of the White Monastery, ob. c. 465.
Saint ID
S00688
Reported Death Not Before
464
Reported Death Not After
466
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monastic founders
| ID | Title | E00948 | Coptic graffito in the monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit, near Hermopolis (Middle Egypt) with an invocation to *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, d. 465, S00688), *Apollo (monk and monastic founder, S00774) and other unnamed holy fathers; datable to the 7th/8th c. | E00949 | Fragment of a Coptic papyrus document, from Hermopolis/Shmoun (Middle Egypt), mentioning *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688); datable to the 7th/8th c. | E01057 | Greek letter found in the Fayum (Lower Egypt), mentioning a piece of cloth from the garment of *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688) to be used for healing purposes; written in the 7th c. | E01090 | Terracotta disc of unknown Egyptian provenance, with a Greek inscription to *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688), depicting a person with a nimbus praying; datable to the 6th/7th c. | E01091 | Fragment from a Greek fiscal codex from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), with a list of fugitives, mentioning among them monks from the monastery of *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688) in the Panopolite nome; dated around the year 709. | E01092 | Fragmentary Greek fiscal codex from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), containing an account of public taxes and mentioning a monastery of *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688) as well as an institution dedicated to *John (presumably the Baptist, S00020, or the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042); datable to the 8th c. | E01093 | Coptic account of miracles wrought through *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. 465, S00688), commonly referred to as the Life of Shenoute, ascribed to his disciple and successor Besa and intended to be presented on Shenoute's feast day, thus claimed to have been written in the 5th c, though most likely a compilation of various encomia produced not before the 7th c. | E01740 | A Coptic list of holy books belonging to the monastery of Apa *Elijah/Elias (probably the Old Testament prophet, S00217) 'on the mountain', presumably at Aphroditopolis/Atfih (Middle Egypt), lists a papyrus manuscript containing an encomion by Apa Konstantinos on *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. c. 465, S00688), datable to the 7th/8th c. | E02450 | Fragments of a Coptic Encomion with Life and Miracles of Apa *Moyses/Moses (of Abydos, abbot in Upper Egypt, S01478) relating the saint's various visions, his clairvoyance and healing powers, mentioning his celebration of the feast day of Apa *Shenoute of Atripe (abbot of the White Monastery, ob. c. 465, S00688) and his general request that saints' feast days are to be observed; written probably in the 6th/7th c., preserved in manuscripts of the 9th/11thc.. | E02872 | Burial chamber under a triconch chapel, by the monastery of Apa *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery near Sohag in Upper Egypt, ob. 465), with an image of Shenoute standing next to an angel and other figures; later 5th to 7th c. Perhaps, but probably not, the burial chamber of Shenoute. | E04315 | Greek list of payments from Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning a monastery dedicated to *Senouthios (possibly the abbot of the White Monastery near Akhmim/Panopolis, S00688) as well as workers of an area dedicated to *John (presumably the Apostle and Evangelist, S00042); datable to the 8th c. | E05116 | Coptic Life of Apa *Kyros (S01932), written by Apa Pambo, monk and presbyter of the church at Sketis (Wadi Natrun), written to establish it as a text read out in church, relating Apa Pambo’s excursion into the inner desert searching for this remotest of monks, illustrating his humility and witnessing the miraculous arrival of Christ, the anchorite’s death, as well as the burial undertaken by Christ himself; written perhaps during the 5th/6th c. | E07012 | Coptic Sermon on *Shenoute (abbot of the White Monastery, S00688), attributed to Benjamin, bishop of Alexandria (626–665), written in the 7th century. Skeleton entry |
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