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Carpa'thius, Joannes

（Ἰωάννης Καρπάθιος), a bishop of the island of Carpathos, of uncertain date.

Works

πρὸς τοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰνδίας προτρέψαντας μοναχοὺς παρακλητικόν

At the request of the monks of India he wrote to them a consolatory work in 100 chapters, entitled πρὸς τοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰνδίας προτρέψαντας μοναχοὺς παρακλητικόν (Phot. Cod 201.)

Editions

This work is still extant, and a Latin translation of it by J. Pontanus is printed at the end of his "Dioptrae Philippi Solitarii," Ingolstadt, 1654, 4to., and in the " Bibliotheca Patrum," xii. p. 535, &c.

The Greek original is still extant.

Other ascetic works

Some other ascetic works of his are also still extant in MS.

Further Information

Fabric. Bibl. Graec. x. p. 738, &c., xi. p. 173.

[L.S]

William Smith. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. London. John Murray: printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-Street Square and Parliament Street. In the article on Soranus, we find: "at this present time (1848)" and this date seems to reflect the dates of works cited. 1873 - probably the printing date.

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Other ascetic works

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πρὸς τοὺς ἀπὸ Ἰνδίας προτρέψαντας μοναχοὺς παρακλητικόν

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Other ascetic works

Further Information

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
William Smith, Ed.