Tebaida leonesa

Tebaida leonesa or Tebaida berciana is located in El Bierzo, Spanish municipality of Ponferrada, province of León, Spain.

This area includes the villages of San Pedro de Montes and Peñalba de Santiago. From the 4th century onward, early Christian hermits settled here devoted to prayer and meditation.[1] The name "Tebaida" comes from a comparison with Upper Egypt, where the Eastern cenobitic monastic tradition first developed. This comparison was described by Enrique Flórez in his work "España Sagrada".[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Tebaida berciana, Patrimonio de la Humanidad Diario de Leon.
  2. ^ "El Bierzo itinerario monástico". Revista del Instituto de Estudios Bercianos (20): 55. 1994.
  3. ^ Testón Turiel, Juan Antonio (2008). El monacato en la Diócesis de Astorga en los períodos antiguo y medieval: la Tebaida Berciana. Universidad de León, Secretariado de Publicaciones. ISBN 978-84-9773-415-8.
  4. ^ La Tebaida berciana cumple 50 años desde su declaración como BIC cope.es
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