Dorotheus of Gaza, also known as Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot who lived from about 500 to sometime between 560 and 580. He lived as a monk at the monastery of Seridus near Gaza and wrote instructions on the ascetic life that went on to influence both Eastern and Western monasticism.
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Dorotheus of Gaza, Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot. He lived as a monk at the monastery of Seridus near Gaza and wrote instructions on the ascetic life.
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(Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; c. 500-560 or 580)
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Dorotheus of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Δωρόθεος τῆς Γάζης Dorotheos tes Gazes; c. 500-560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot.
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was a Christian monk and abbot.
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