Saint Bishoy the Great

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:saint
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saint_Pishoy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_John_the_Short
gptkb:Saint_Paul_of_Tammah
gptkb:Saint_Ephrem_the_Syrian
gptkbp:birthDate circa 320 AD
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shansa,_Egypt
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkbp:containsRelicsOf gptkb:Monastery_of_Saint_Bishoy,_Deir_el-Barsha,_Egypt
gptkb:Monastery_of_Saint_Bishoy,_Wadi_El_Natrun,_Egypt
gptkbp:deathDate circa 417 AD
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wadi_El_Natrun,_Egypt
gptkbp:disciples gptkb:Saint_John_the_Short
gptkb:Saint_Paul_of_Tammah
gptkb:Saint_Ephrem_the_Syrian
gptkbp:feastDay 15 July (Coptic calendar: 8 Abib)
gptkbp:gender male
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:saint
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saint Bishoy the Great
gptkbp:iconography depicted as an old monk
often shown carrying Christ
gptkbp:influenced Coptic monasticism
Christian asceticism
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:spirituality
miracles
humility
visions of Christ
carrying Christ
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Monastery_of_Saint_Bishoy
spiritual writings
influence on monasticism
gptkbp:majorShrine gptkb:Monastery_of_Saint_Bishoy,_Wadi_El_Natrun,_Egypt
gptkbp:miracle carried Christ as a poor man
his body remains incorrupt
washed Christ's feet
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:patronage Monks
Ascetics
Egyptian monasticism
gptkbp:title Ascetic
Desert Father
gptkbp:veneratedIn gptkb:Eastern_Orthodox_Church
gptkb:Oriental_Orthodox_Churches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Feast_of_Saint_Bishoy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7