E01646: A short anecdote from the Coptic Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum), presenting the monk Apa *Makarios ('the Egyptian, monastic founder of the Sketis, ob. 391, S00863) of the monastery in the Sketis (Wadi Natrun) as a miracle healer, 4th–6th century.

Apophthegmata Patrum

This short anecdote is not attributed as a report to any particular monk. The saint in question who performs the miracle healing is Apa Makarios living in his cell in the Scetis.


Ed. Chaine, no. 224, p. 65:

ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲛ ⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲏϭ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ
ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲧⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ
ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ·
ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲅ ⲛⲅⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲅⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ
ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ·

'Someone in Egypt had a paralysed son. He took him and placed him at the door of Apa Makarios. He left him there crying by the door and went away.
The old man looked around and saw the young boy crying. He said to him: "Who brought you here?"
He said: "It was my father. He brought me, put me down, and went away."
The old man said to him: "Get up, run and catch him!"
Immediately he was healed. He got up and caught up with his father. In this way, they went home rejoicing.'

Translation: Gesa Schenke.