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De Vitis Patrum, Book VIIIby Palladius, bishop of Helenopolistranslated by Gentianus Hervetus
Index
Chapter 1: The life of ISODORE, priest and xenodochus [*Greek, "one who gives hospitality". It seems to have been an official position in many of the churches of that time]
Chapter II: DOROTHEUS of THEBES
Chapter III: The acts and discretion of POTAMIAENA
Chapter IV: The Life of DIDYMUS the blind
Chapter V: The life of ALEXANDRA
Chapter VI: A certain VIRGIN who struggled with the love of money.
Chapter VII: The Life of abba ARSISIUS and those who were with him in Mount Nitria.
Chapter VIII: Holy AMOUN and his wife.
Chapter IX: The Life of abba OR.
Chapter X: The Life of abba PAMBO
Chapter XI: The Life of abba PIOR
Chapter XII: The Life of abba AMMON and his brothers and sisters.
Chapter XIII: The Life of abba BENJAMIN
Chapter XIV: The life of APOLLONIUS, known as 'the ex-businessman'.
Chapters XV & XVI: The life of PESIUS & ISAIAH
Chapter XVII: The Life of MACARIUS the younger.
Chapter XVIII: The Life of abba NATHANAEL
Chapter XIX & XX: The Life of MACARIUS of Egypt and MACARIUS of Alexandria.
Chapter XXI: The Life of abba MARK.
Chapter XXII: The Life of abba MOYSES who was a robber
Chapter XXIII: The Life of abba PAUL
Chapter XXIV: The Life of a VIRGIN who said 700 prayers.
Chapter XXV: The priest CRONIUS
Chapter XXVI: EULOGIUS and the disabled man.
Chapter XXVII: The Vision which abba ANTONY saw
Chapter XXVIII: The Life of PAUL THE SIMPLE
Chapter XXIX: The Life of abba PACHON
Chapter XXX: The Life of abba STEPHAN
Chapter XXXI: VALENS who fell from grace.
Chapter XXXII: ERO
Chapter XXXIII: PTOLEMY who fell from grace
Chapter XXXIV: A lapsed VIRGIN
Chapter XXXV: The Life of abba ELIAS
Chapter XXXVI: The Life of abba DOROTHEUS
Chapter XXXVII: Amma PIAMUN
Chapter XXXVIII: The Life of abba PACHOMIUS and those who were with him
Chapter XXXIX: The Life of abba APHTHONIUS
Chapter XL: The VIRGIN who was falsely accused.
Chapter XLI: The VIRGIN who pretended to be a halfwit
Chapter XLII: Holy PITIRUM
Chapter XLIII: Abba JOHN of the city of Lycus
Chapter XLIV: A tale of Abba JOHN about someone who fell
Chapter XLV: A tale of the same Abba JOHN about someone who was led to repent.
Chapter XLVI: Another tale of Abba JOHN about someone who fell and was led to repent.
Chapter XLVII: POEMENIA
Chapter XLVIII: The life of abba AMMON, and his companions.
Chapter XLIX: Abba BE
Chapter L: Abba THEONA
Chapter LI: Abba ELIA
Chapter LII: The Life of Abba APOLLO
Chapter LIII: The Life of Abba AMUN (also in II..viii)
Chapter LIV: The Life of Abba COPRES, a priest.
Chapter LV: The Life of Abba SURUS
Chapter LVI: The Life of Abba ISAIAH
Chapter LVII: The Life of Abba PAUL
Chapter LVIII: The Life of Abba ANUPH
Chapter LIX: The Life of Abba HELLEN
Chapter LX: The Life of Abba APELLE
Chapter LXI: The Life of another JOHN
Chapter LXII: Abba PAPHNUTIUS
Chapter LXIII: TIBICINE [= flautist]
Chapter LXIV: PROTOCOMES
Chapter LXV: MERCATOR
Chapter LXVI: The Life of Abba APOLLONIUS
Chapter LXVII: PHILEMON, and those who were martyred with him.
Chapter LXVIII: The Life of Abba DIOSCURUS, priest.
Chapter LXIX: The Anchorites of NITRIA.
Chapter LXX: The Life of Abba AMMON, and those with him.
Chapter LXXI: The Life of Abba ISODORE, and those with him.
Chapter LXXII: The Life of Abba AMMON, priest.
Chapter LXXIII: The Life of Abba JOHN
Chapter LXXIV: The Life of Abba PITYRION, and those with him.
Chapter LXXV: The Life of EULOGIUS, priest.
Chapter LXXVI: The Life of SERAPION, priest.
Chapter LXXVII: The Life of Abba POSIDONIUS
Chapter LXXVIII: JEROME
Chapter LXXIX: PAULA
Chapter LXXX: OXYPERENTIUS
Chapter LXXXI: PETER
Chapter LXXXII: And SIMEON. and POSIDONIUS
Chapter LXXXIII: The Life of SERAPION SINDONITES
Chapter LXXXIV: The Life of abba DOMNIO
Chapter LXXXV: A Silent VIRGIN
Chapter LXXXVI: EVAGRIUS, a famous deacon.
Chapter LXXXVII: The life of abba PIOR (cf Chapter XI)
Chapter LXXXVIII: The life of abba MOSES of Libya
Chapter LXXXIX: The life of abba CHRONIUS (see also chapter xxv for another Chronius)
Chapter XC: The life of abba JACOB
Chapter XCI: The life of abba PAPHNUTIUS CEPHALA
Chapter XCII: CHEREMON
Chapter XCIII: ANOTHER
Chapter XCIV: ANOTHER
Chapter XCV: STEPHEN, who lapsed
Chapter LCVI: The life of abba SOLOMON
Chapter LCVII: The life of abba DOROTHEUS
Chapter LCVIII: The life of abba DIOCLES
Chapter LCIX: The life of abba CAPITO
Chapter C: The life of an ANCHORITE who was deceived
Chapter CI: The life of abba EPHRAEM, a deacon
Chapter CII: The life of abba JULIAN
Chapter CIII: The life of abba INNOCENT
Chapter CIV: The life of abba ADOLIUS
Chapter CV: The life of abba ABRAMIUS
Chapter CVI: The life of abba ELPIDIUS
Chapter CVII: The life of abba AENESIUS
Chapter CVIII: The life of abba EUSTATHIUS
Chapter CIX: The life of abba SISINNIUS
Chapter CX: The life of abba GADDANA
Chapter CXI: The life of abba ELIAS
Chapter CXII: SABBATIUS
Chapter CXIII: The life of the priest PHILOROMUS
Chapter CXIV: The life of the blessed SEVERIANUS and his wife
Chapter CXV: The life of the monk ELEEMON
Chapter CXVI: The life of abba BISARION
Chapter CXVII: The life of the blessed MELANIA
Chapter CXVIII: The life of the priest RUFFINUS
Chapter CXIX: The life of MELANIA THE YOUNGER
Chapter CXX: ALBINA
Chapter CXXI: PINIANUS
Chapter CXXII: PAMMACHIUS
Chapter CXXIII: MACARIUS
Chapter CXXIV: CONSTANTIUS
Chapter CXXV: PAULA OF ROME
Chapter CXXVI: EUSTOCHIUM
Chapter CXXVII: VENEREA
Chapter CXXVIII: THEODORA
Chapter CXXIX: USIA
Chapter CXXX: ADOLIA
Chapter CXXXI: BASIANILLA
Chapter CXXXII: PHOTINA
Chapter CXXXIII: ASELLA
Chapter CXXXIV: AVITA
Chapter CXXXV: MAGNA
Chapter CXXXVI: The VIRGIN who sheltered bishop Athanasius.
Chapter CXXXVII: The life of Amma TALIDA
Chapter CXXXVIII: The life of Amma TAOR
Chapter CXXXIX: The VIRGIN who renounced the world
Chapter CXL: A VIRGIN who lapsed and did penance.
Chapter CXLI: The DAUGHTER of a priest who falsely accused a lector (a minor clerical order), and the lector EUSTATHIUS
Chapter CXLII: The life of holy SILVANIA
Chapter CXLIII: IUBINUS
Chapter CXLIV: OLYMPIAS
Chapter CXLV: CANDIDA
Chapter CXLVI: GELASIA
Chapter CXLVII: JULIANA
Chapter CXLVIII: A noble WOMAN who retained her virginity
Chapter CXLIX: MAGISTRIANUS
Chapter CL: The Senator's WIFE
Chapter CLI: The life of the BROTHER who travelled with Palladius
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