Bradley K. Storin is the associate professor of the history of Christianity in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Self-Portrait in Three Colors: The Epistolary Autobiography of Gregory of Nazianzus (University of California Press, 2019). He published the first English translation of Gregory’s entire letter collection (Gregory of Nazianzus’s Letter Collection: The Complete Translation [University of California Press, 2019]), and he has published translations of many Greek, Latin, and Syriac texts in The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings.

"Scholars and students have long needed an accessible version of the Life of Hypatius, and Storin’s skillful translation brings the life of this late ancient saint into elegant, striking English. The scenes in Hypatius’s life illustrate major themes in the study of early Christianity, from the importance of bodily holiness to the prevalence of religious violence, from the basic tenets of spiritual direction to the organization of a successful monastery. Accompanying the text is a comprehensive introduction to Hypatius’s life and to the late ancient genre of saint’s lives in general—teachers and students will benefit from Storin’s sensible, erudite treatment of hagiography and its uses."Ellen Muehlberger, Professor of History, University of Michigan

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiMap of Constantinople and the Surrounding Area   viiiIntroduction   1Note on Translation   39The Life of Our Sacred Father, Hypatius of the Rufinianae   41Bibliography   165Index of Scriptural References and Citations   173

Bradley K. Storin is the associate professor of the history of Christianity in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Self-Portrait in Three Colors: The Epistolary Autobiography of Gregory of Nazianzus (University of California Press, 2019). He published the first English translation of Gregory’s entire letter collection (Gregory of Nazianzus’s Letter Collection: The Complete Translation [University of California Press, 2019]), and he has published translations of many Greek, Latin, and Syriac texts in The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings.

"Scholars and students have long needed an accessible version of the Life of Hypatius, and Storin’s skillful translation brings the life of this late ancient saint into elegant, striking English. The scenes in Hypatius’s life illustrate major themes in the study of early Christianity, from the importance of bodily holiness to the prevalence of religious violence, from the basic tenets of spiritual direction to the organization of a successful monastery. Accompanying the text is a comprehensive introduction to Hypatius’s life and to the late ancient genre of saint’s lives in general—teachers and students will benefit from Storin’s sensible, erudite treatment of hagiography and its uses."Ellen Muehlberger, Professor of History, University of Michigan

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiMap of Constantinople and the Surrounding Area   viiiIntroduction   1Note on Translation   39The Life of Our Sacred Father, Hypatius of the Rufinianae   41Bibliography   165Index of Scriptural References and Citations   173

Bradley K. Storin is the associate professor of the history of Christianity in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Self-Portrait in Three Colors: The Epistolary Autobiography of Gregory of Nazianzus (University of California Press, 2019). He published the first English translation of Gregory’s entire letter collection (Gregory of Nazianzus’s Letter Collection: The Complete Translation [University of California Press, 2019]), and he has published translations of many Greek, Latin, and Syriac texts in The Cambridge Edition of Early Christian Writings.

"Scholars and students have long needed an accessible version of the Life of Hypatius, and Storin’s skillful translation brings the life of this late ancient saint into elegant, striking English. The scenes in Hypatius’s life illustrate major themes in the study of early Christianity, from the importance of bodily holiness to the prevalence of religious violence, from the basic tenets of spiritual direction to the organization of a successful monastery. Accompanying the text is a comprehensive introduction to Hypatius’s life and to the late ancient genre of saint’s lives in general—teachers and students will benefit from Storin’s sensible, erudite treatment of hagiography and its uses."Ellen Muehlberger, Professor of History, University of Michigan

• ContentsAcknowledgments   viiMap of Constantinople and the Surrounding Area   viiiIntroduction   1Note on Translation   39The Life of Our Sacred Father, Hypatius of the Rufinianae   41Bibliography   165Index of Scriptural References and Citations   173