As we start to speak of the institutes and rules of monasteries, where could we better begin, with God’s help,...
The Monastic Hood
When a person sees a monk, they immediately notice that he is wearing a monastic hood embroidered with crosses and...
The Holy Eskeem
The Eskeem is a Coptic word which means ‘shape’ it is a string of plaited leather with crosses in equal...
Why Do The Monks Wear Black?
Why Do the Monks wear Black? It has been recorded in the monastic literature such as the (Historia Monachorum) that...