Saint Isidore The Priest

​Welcome to the series on the Desert Fathers! If you are just joining us on this journey through the Desert Fathers, please refer back to my initial letter The Desert Fathers; An Introduction explaining the goal and purpose of this series.

In the history of the Desert Fathers, the name Isidore has been identified with at least 6 different men. From the overseer of a monastery of a thousand monks, to one given charge to the running of a hospital, Isidore was a well known name. Our current study takes us to the desert of Scetis, and the man known as the priest of the mountain.