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  Meletius Of Lycopolis - LoveToKnow 1911
MELETIUS OF LYCOPOLIS (4th century), founder of the sect known after him as the "Meletians," or as the "Church of the Martyrs," in the district of Thebes in Egypt.
The Council of Nicaea in 325 upheld the bishops, but Meletius was allowed to remain bishop of Lycopolis though with merely nominal authority.
His followers, however, took part with the Arians in the controversy with Athanasius and existed as a separate sect till the 5th century.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Meletius_Of_Lycopolis   (202 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Lycopolis
After the fall of the sixth dynasty, its princes, freed from the supremacy of Memphis, bore alternately the yoke of the kings of Heracleopolis or Thebes.
The principal object of worship was the jackal Apouaitou, whence the Greek Lycopolis, or city of the wolf.
Among the ancient bishops of Lycopolis (Lequien, "Oriens Christianus", II, 597) were Alexander, author of a treatise against the Manichaeans; Meletius, author of the (Egyptian) Meletian schism, and opponent of Peter of Alexandria; Volusianus, who attended the Council of Nicaea in 325, and others.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/09468a.htm   (244 words)

  
 Plotinus
Porphyry believed Plotinus was 66 years old when he died in the second year of the reign of the emperor Claudius, and estimated the year of his teacher's birth as around AD Plotinus disliked "being in the body", so he never discussed his ancestry, or his place or date of birth.
Eunapius however reports that he was born in Lyco or Lycopolis in Egypt.
He took up the study of philosophy at the age of 27, around the year 232, and went to Alexandria to study.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/pl/Plotinus.html   (671 words)

  
 Meletius of Lycopolis
Meletius, Bishop of Lycopolis in Egypt, gave his name to a schism of short duration.
Meletius, it was decided, should remain in his own city of Lycopolis, but without exercising authority or the power of ordaining; moreover he was forbidded to go into the environs of the town or to enter another diocese for the purpose of ordaining its subjects.
He retained his episcopal title, but the ecclesiastics ordained by him were to receive again the imposition of hands, the ordinations performed by Meletius being therefore regarded as invalid.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/m/meletius_of_lycopolis.html   (1259 words)

  
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Later, the Greeks renamed it Lycopolis which means 'city of the wolf'.
Although the city was of considerable strategic value in its position between Upper and Lower Egypt, it somehow managed to stay clear of national importance as a capital.
Probably the best know saint of Christian Egypt, John of Lycopolis was a carpenter who withdrew to the desert of the nearby mountains.
members.tripod.com /ltokids/asyut.htm   (393 words)

  
 The Compass newspaper -- Saint of the Day
John of Egypt was born in about 304 at Lycopolis (now the city of Asyut) in Lower Egypt.
One exercise the old hermit had John do daily was to water a dry stick as though it were a living plant.
John built three rooms - a bedroom, a workroom/living room and an oratory and enclosed it entirely, except for the one small window through which he could receive supplies and talk to visitors - but only men - on Saturdays and Sundays (he worked and prayed the other days).
www.thecompassnews.org /compass/2001-03-23/01cn0323f2.htm   (491 words)

  
 Asyut, Egypt
Asyut was the capital of the 13th nome of Upper Egypt, the Sycamore nome, and the principal center of the cult of the war god Wepwawet, who was represented as a desert wolf: hence the town's Greek name of Lycopolis, "city of the wolf".
Asyut was the birthplace of Plotinus (A.D. 205-270), the greatest of the Neo Platonic philosophers, whose system was influenced to some degree by the priestly doctrines of his native town.
Among them was John of Lycopolis (end of fourth C.), who gained the reputation of a saint and a prophet: thus when the Emperor Theodosius sent an envoy to ask about the outcome of his conflict with his rival Eugenius he correctly foretold the Emperor's victory.
www.planetware.com /egypt/asyut-egy-asyu-asyu.htm   (409 words)

  
 Asyut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lycopolis and Lykopolis redirect here; for the ancient city bearing those names located in the delta of the Nile, see Lycopolis (Delta).
In Graeco-Roman times, it was called Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: ἡ Λύκων πόλις, Ptol.
The shield of a king named Recamai, who reigned in Upper Egypt, probably during the shepherd dynasty in the Lower Country, has been discovered here.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lycopolis   (512 words)

  
 Plotinus: quotes, texts and mystical poems.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is in this way that lover and beloved here [in this world], in a copy of that [Divine] union, long to blend their being.
And if you do not find yourself beautiful yet, act as does the creator of a statue that is to be made beautiful; he cuts away here, he smoothes there, he makes this line lighter, this other purer, until a lovely face has grown upon his work.
This Absolute is none of the things of which It is the Source; Its nature is that nothing can be affirmed of It not existence, not essence, not life-It transcends all these.
www.onelittleangel.com /wisdom/quotes/saint.asp?mc=104   (1063 words)

  
 Plotinus - Crystalinks
Porphyry states that he never spoke about his parents, his race, or his country.
Eunapius, a late 4th-century writer, and later authors wrote that his birthplace was Lyco, or Lycopolis, in Egypt, either the modern Asyut in Upper Egypt or a small town in the Nile Delta.
Though this may be true, there is no real evidence in the "Life" or in his own writings to suggest that Plotinus had any special knowledge of or affinity with Egypt; the fact that he later studied philosophy in the great cosmopolitan city of Alexandria is not necessarily evidence that he was an Egyptian.
www.crystalinks.com /plotinus.html   (1989 words)

  
 Alexander of Lycopolis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It has been questioned whether Alexander was a Christian when he wrote this work, or ever became one afterwards.
Photius says (Contra Manichæos, i, 11) that he was Bishop of Lycopolis (in the Egyptian Thebaid), but Bardenhewer opines (Patrologie, 234) that he was a pagan and a platonist.
A good separate edition is that of A. BRINKMANN (Leipzig, 1895).
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/a/alexander_of_lycopolis.html   (157 words)

  
 quotable dreamers
So it is interesting that John of Lycopolis is described as having been consulted by generals on the outcome of battles, and as having accurately forecast the results of the Emperor Theodosius’ struggles with opposing armies and rebels.
The primary source on John of Lycopolis and his dream visitation is The History of the Monks of Egypt, an anonymous account of a journey by a group of seven brothers from a monastery on the Mount of Olives to the desert fathers in Egypt in the 380s.
The author does not expound on the past history of Lycopolis, whose former residents included the great experiential philosopher Plotinus as well as a jackal-headed god.
www.mossdreams.com /quotable_dreamers.htm   (4103 words)

  
 PLOTINUS
Plotinus was born in 205 AD and died in 270AD.
Born in either Lycon (by Eunapius's account) or Lycopolis (by Suidas's account), he was considered to be the initiator of Neoplatonism.
He was educated in Alexandria, was a pupil of Ammonius Saccus from the age of 28 till 39,after which he joined a Persian expedition of Emperor Gordian.
personal.ecu.edu /mccartyr/ancient/athens/plotinus.htm   (2217 words)

  
 MELETIUS OF LYCOPOLIS ... - Online Information article about MELETIUS OF LYCOPOLIS ...
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bishop of Lycopolis though with merely nominal authority.
End of Article: MELETIUS OF LYCOPOLIS (4th century)
encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/MELETIUS_OF_LYCOPOLIS_4th_centu.html   (363 words)

  
 St. Peter of Alexandria
Notwithstanding the activity of St. Peter's charity and zeal, several in whom the love of this world prevailed basely betrayed their faith to escape torments and death.
Among those who fell during this storm, none was more considerable than Meletius, Bishop of Lycopolis, in Thebais.
That bishop was charged with several crimes; but apostasy was the main article alleged against him.
www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/PETEALEX.htm   (675 words)

  
 Manichaeism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Alexander of Lycopolis used less conorete terms in his description.]
Among Christian writers, Augustine produced the most distinguished refutation, being all the better prepared for his task by his nine years' experience as a Manichæan.
[The Acts of Archelaus, and the treatise of Alexander of Lycopolis, are also of the nature of refutations of Manichæism.
www.edwardtbabinski.us /sheldon/manichaism.html   (1506 words)

  
 LEXANDER OF LYCOPOLIS, apparently a Neoplatonic philosopher living in Egypt about 300 B
LEXANDER OF LYCOPOLIS, apparently a Neoplatonic philosopher living in Egypt about 300 B
ALEXANDER OF LYCOPOLIS, apparently a Neoplatonic philosopher living in Egypt about 300 B.C. He is known exclusively from his Greek treatise, Against the Doctrines of Mani (ed.
Brinkmann, Alexandri Lycopolitani contra Manichaei opiniones disputatio, Leipzig, 1895), an account of the Manichean system and a criticism of it based on Alexander's own views.
www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v1f8/v1f8a032.html   (493 words)

  
 Holy Family Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Holy Family took a boat from Lycopolis for their return north.
The Holy Virgin recently appeared in Assiut which is seen by Coptic Christians as a confirmation for the Holy Family’s visit to Assiut.
Metropolitan Michael of Assiut explained the light over the church as “another spiritual phenomena from the heavens.” See Paul Perry, Jesus in Egypt, chapter 17.
www.holyfamilytravel.com /map/upperegypt/Assiut.htm   (109 words)

  
 Néoplatonism : philosophy, poetrie and quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
quote(s) / poem(s) n° 3669: Plotinus  [presentation and pictures], (Lycopolis, aujourd'hui Assiout, Égypte, v.
quote(s) / poem(s) n° 3668: Plotinus  [presentation and pictures], (Lycopolis, aujourd'hui Assiout, Égypte, v.
quote(s) / poem(s) n° 3667: Plotinus  [presentation and pictures], (Lycopolis, aujourd'hui Assiout, Égypte, v.
www.onelittleangel.com /wisdom/quotes/religion.asp?mc=44   (939 words)

  
 RealMagick Article: Wepwawet/Wepawawet by Mirjam
Local deity of Lycopolis, depicted as a jackal or a wolf or with a jackal head, often dressed as a soldier and carrying his weapons.
His name means "opener of the way" and is believed to have a connection with going out into battle.
If you find an article in violation of a copyright, please inform Gwydion and we will resolve the situation promptly.
realmagick.com /articles/30/430.html   (301 words)

  
 Asyut — FactMonster.com
Nearby is the Asyut Barrage, which helps regulate the Nile's flow and impounds water for irrigational use.
Asyut was the ancient Greek city of Lycopolis and later a station of the caravan trade.
The city has a large Coptic Christian population, although many have left.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0805149.html   (169 words)

  
 Egyptian gods - Anubis
Cult Center: Thinis, Lycopolis, quickly spreading throughout Egypt.
He was the guide of the dead as they made their way through the darkness of the underworld.
Material reproduced here is for educational and research purposes only.
www.timstouse.com /EarthHistory/Egypt/gods/anubis.htm   (337 words)

  
 Anubis, the Jackal Headed God
The worship of Anubis was very ancient, probably even older than the worship of Osiris.
Anubis was the local deity of Abydos and was also worshiped at Lycopolis, Abt and other cities.
Although the god's name is translated in texts as Anubis, this is actually the Greek form of the Egyptian name Anpu.
www.occultopedia.com /a/anubis.htm   (3192 words)

  
 Ancient Egypt: the Mythology - Wepwawet
Cult Center: Abydos, Lycopolis, Quban, el-Hargarsa, Memphis, Sais
Wepwawet was the nome god for the 13th nome of Upper Egypt, which the Greeks called "Lycopolis" (Wolf City).
Wepwawet's role was to protect and lead the deceased through the Underworld (hence his name).
www.egyptianmyths.net /wepwawet.htm   (175 words)

  
 Great Theosophists Plotinus
After the death of Ammonius, the work of recording the Neoplatonic teachings was taken up by his pupil Plotinus, and it is to him that we owe most of our knowledge of that system.
Plotinus was an Egyptian by birth, and a native of Lycopolis.
The Keynote of Plotinus' whole nature is summed up in the word impersonality.
www.theosophicalsociety.gr /greattheosophists/plotinus.htm   (3650 words)

  
 Egypt Locations List - Lugget Sanhur to Lycopolis
Egypt Locations List - Lugget Sanhur to Lycopolis
/ Explore / Egypt / Locations / L / Lugget Sanhur to Lycopolis
Lycopolis, Asyut, Populated Place, Long: 31.18278 Lat: 27.18278
www.traveljournals.net /explore/egypt/locations/l/3.html   (287 words)

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