Early Life
St. John the Short was born in this region of Egypt.
What is Upper Egypt?
John placed himself under the guidance of this elder.
Who is Abba Pambo?
Abba Pambo ordered John to plant this object.
What is a dead branch?
Paesia was once known for doing this for monks and travelers.
What is feeding them and offering shelter?
John was ordained to this role after Abba Pambo’s death.
What is a priest?
His nickname reflected his small stature and great humility.
What is “the Short” / “the Dwarf”?
The three pillars taught to John by the Desert Fathers.
What are silence, prayer, and obedience?
How far John traveled daily to fetch water.
What is about 12 miles?
What caused Paesia to fall into sin.
What are poverty and desperation?
Why John and the monks fled Scetis.
What are Berber raids?
The family member who traveled with John to the desert.
Who is his brother Daniel?
The term meaning silence and stillness of the soul.
What is Hesychia?
How long John obeyed without questioning.
What is three years?
The saint sent by the elders to call her to repentance.
Who is St. John the Short?
Where John relocated and continued his ministry.
What is Mount Colzim near the Red Sea?
The desert community where John began his monastic life.
What is Scetis?
The practice of guarding the heart with vigilance.
What is Nepsis?
When John carried the water through the desert.
What is at night?
John’s words that stopped her and pierced her heart.
What is “What have you got against Jesus?”?
One core teaching of St. John the Short.
What is obedience is the foundation of virtue?
From a young age, John was set apart for this purpose.
What is a life of devotion and holiness?
The virtue described as “cutting off one’s own will.”
What is Hypakoe (obedience)?
The miracle that resulted from John’s obedience.
What is the dead stick producing fruit?
What happened the same day Paesia repented.
What is she died and her soul was received by angels?
What transforms the impossible into possible according to John.
What is faith expressed through obedience?