Bessarion of Egypt
Egyptian monk (0301-0500)
Abba Bessarion of Egypt was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).
Quotes edit
- Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications.
- Abba Doulas, the disciple of Abba Bessarion said, 'One day when we were walking beside the sea I was thirsty,
and I said to Abba Bessarion, "Father, I am very thirsty."
He said a prayer and said to me, "Drink some of the sea water."
The water proved sweet when I drank some. I even poured some into a leather bottle for fear of being thirsty later on. Seeing this, the old man asked me why I was taking some.
I said to him, "Forgive me, it is for fear of being thirsty later on."
Then the old man said, "God is here, God is everywhere."'- Saying 1
