Syncletica of Alexandria
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Amma Syncletica of Alexandria was one of the Desert Mothers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers).
Quotes
[edit]- Ward, Benedicta (1984). The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: the Alphabetical Collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications.
- She also said, 'Just as it is impossible to be at the same moment both a plant and a seed, so it is impossible for us to be surrounded by worldly honour and at the same time to bear heavenly fruit.'
- Saying 22
- She also said, 'Just as one cannot build a ship unless one has some nails, so it is impossible to be saved without humility.'
- Saying 26