Based on the edition of nearly 600 Coptic ostraca, Frederic Krueger undertakes a papyrological examination of the Upper Egyptian monastery of Apa Ezekiel. Documents on daily life yield "micro-historical" impressions of socioeconomic aspects of monastic life along with "macro-historical" details of the life of Apa Andrew - priest, abbot, bishop, and "father of all the monks of the ecumene" (apparently: a superregional administrator of the monasteries).
The publication received the 2022 Award for Academic Excellence from the International Association for Coptic Studies.
Frederic Krueger, Freie Universität Berlin.
