The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Isidore the Hosteller
c. AD 318 – 403 (held at the timeline's ceiling) · Presbyter & guest-master of Alexandria · Ascetic · Alexandria
The Nicene Age
Who Isidore the Hosteller was
The hospital-priest of Alexandria whom Palladius met first of all his saints — a desert-trained ascetic who administered the church's guest-house, wept at table, and died at eighty-five owing and owning nothing. His last years were darkened by Theophilus's Origenist purge.
Lausiac History 1 only.
Also listed in desert fathers & mothers.
Common questions
When did Isidore live?
Isidore the Hosteller is dated c. AD 318 – 403 (held at the timeline's ceiling) in the archive, which places Isidore in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Isidore?
Isidore the Hosteller is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Palladius of Galatia. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Isidore from?
The archive associates Isidore the Hosteller with Alexandria.
Who were Isidore’s contemporaries?
The archive links Isidore the Hosteller to 2 other figures, including Athanasius of Alexandria and Melania the Elder. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Lausiac History 1
c. AD 420When I first set foot in Alexandria I met Isidore, guest-master of the church there — a wonderful man, adorned in every way, in meeting whom I thought I had gained the whole object of my journey.Palladius of Galatia · 1 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 339 · The persecution of Shapur II, AD 339
- AD 343 · The Council of Serdica, AD 343
- AD 361 · Julian’s pagan restoration, AD 361
- AD 366 · Damasus and the catacomb epigrams, AD 366
- AD 367 · Athanasius lists the 27 NT books, AD 367
- AD 372 · The martyrdom of Sabbas the Goth, AD 372
- AD 378 · Queen Mavia’s revolt, AD 378
- AD 380 · The Edict of Thessalonica, AD 380
- AD 381 · The Council of Constantinople, AD 381
- AD 381 · The Council of Aquileia, AD 381
- AD 384 · The Altar of Victory petition, AD 384
- AD 390 · Thessalonica and the penance of Theodosius, AD 390
- AD 397 · Carthage confirms the canon, AD 397
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Isidore.