Birth and childhood
when and where was st. Shenouda born?
St. Shenouda was born in Akhmim on the 7th day of Pashons to godly Christian parents.
what did St.Shenouda do for the monks?
St.Shenouda built a new monastery for the monks.
who did st. shenouda accompany for the Pillar of Faith, to attend the Ecumenical Council in Ephesus?
st cyril
what day did he die?
On the 7th day of Epep (July 14), St. Shenouda departed after spending his days in spiritual struggle and honorable church and monastery service
FUN FACT:Like David the Prophet, St.Shenouda used his time in the field as an opportunity to spend more time with his Creator.
FUN FACT:Like David the Prophet, St.Shenouda used his time in the field as an opportunity to spend more time with his Creator.
what did st. shenouda do with the monks?
Saint Shenouda and the monks built many churches.
what did st. Shenouda do in the towns around the monastery
He built many churches in the towns around the monastery.
FUN FACT: Nestorius was exiled in Akhmim near the monastery, where they felt he would be unable to lead anyone astray with his heresy until he died.
FUN FACT: Nestorius was exiled in Akhmim near the monastery, where they felt he would be unable to lead anyone astray with his heresy until he died.
FUN FACT:After the Lord revealed to Saint Shenouda the time of his departure, he gathered all the monks around him to give them his last wish – to love each other and continue their spiritual work in all faithfulness
FUN FACT:After the Lord revealed to Saint Shenouda the time of his departure, he gathered all the monks around him to give them his last wish – to love each other and continue their spiritual work in all faithfulness
where did St.Shenouda's father take him after he found him praying?
His father decided to take him to the monastery to his uncle Anba Pigol
FUN FACT: st. shenouda and his monks set up schools to educate the local villagers as Saint Shenouda valued the benefits of education in the fight against paganism
FUN FACT: st. shenouda and his monks set up schools to educate the local villagers as Saint Shenouda valued the benefits of education in the fight against paganism
how did he defend the people
He defended people before the judge and gave them back their money.
when did st. shenouda's earthly struggle end? how old was he?
His earthly struggle ended when he was 118 years old on the 7th day of the Coptic month Abib (which corresponds to the 14th of July) in the year 451AD.
what did he do in the monastery?
St. Shenouda continued to grow spiritually in the monastery.
what did the monks chose st. shenouda to be after the repose of Saint Pigol?
After the repose of Saint Pigol, the monks unanimously chose Saint Shenouda to be the next Abbot of the monastery.
One day there was a famine, St. Shenouda opened the doors of the monastery and fed all the people until they ran out of bread. then what did he do?
he prayed. St. Paul appeared to him and gave him a loaf of bread. He told him that our Lord Jesus Christ has blessed the bread and he wouldn’t run out of bread again. Indeed, they never ran out of bread until the end of the famine.
What happened near the end of the council of Ephesus
Nestorius was exiled in Akhmim near the monastery,
He spent all his ____ in _________ struggle and honourable church_______
days, spiritual, service
Anba Pigol heard a voice from heaven saying:
“Shenouda has become the Archimandrite.”
FUN FACT:The doors of the monastery were opened weekly every Saturday evening for the people. Thousands of people attended the Vespers prayer on Saturday evening and the holy Liturgy Sunday morning
FUN FACT:The doors of the monastery were opened weekly every Saturday evening for the people. Thousands of people attended the Vespers prayer on Saturday evening and the holy Liturgy Sunday morning
St. Shenouda reached a ____ _____ of spirituality that he ________ that the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to him.
high, level, deserved