A few leagues from Nag Hammadi stood the monastic community of Tabenna that had been founded by Abba Pachomius, a great ascetic and teacher. And it was to this small hermit community that a young man arrived one day on the back of a mule. Abba John was the first to see his silhouette on the horizon, gilded by a blazing sun. Shortly before reaching the first cell of the Monastery, the unknown visitor fell off his mule. Abba John ran to help him, bringing him fresh water. With the help of other Brothers, Abba[1] John managed to take the young man to one of the most comfortable cells in the monastery which the monks reserved for guests, while Abba Rashida took care of the mule, which also showed signs of fatigue. The young man, who had beautiful features that seemed almost angelic to Abba John, was cared for with love and care. He was given water, vegetables and even hard boiled eggs with cumin. Abba Andronikos, who had been a doctor in Alexandria in the service of ...