Mababu wa jangwani

Mababu wa jangwani walikuwa wamonaki ambao kuanzia karne III, dhuluma za serikali dhidi ya Wakristo zilipopungua, lakini zaidi karne IV, baada ya Konstantino Mkuu kuruhusu Ukristo katika Dola la Roma, walihama miji na vijiji wakaishi upkeweni kwenye majangwa ya Misri, Palestina na Syria.

Picha takatifu ya Arseni Mkuu, mmojawapo kati ya mababu wa jangwani maarufu zaidi.

Kati yao Antoni Mkuu anahesabiwa kuwa wa kwanza; walau ndiye aliyevutia wengi zaidi kufuata mtindo huo wa utawa.

Mbali ya wanaume (abba) kulikuwa pia na wanawake (amma).

Lengo lao lilikuwa kuishi kwa juhudi baada ya mwisho wa dhuluma za serikali dhidi ya Kanisa. Hivyo walishika nafasi ya heshima na baada ya kufa walitazamwa kama watakatifu karibu na wafiadini.

Tazama pia

• Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo
• Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika
• Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko
• Mababu wa Kanisa

Misemo yao

Misemo yao (Apoftegmata) ilikusanywa taratibu ili kudumisha hekima yao nyofu. Kuna pia tafsiri ya Kiswahili:

• Misemo ya Mababa wa Jangwani (Apophthegmata Patrum) – tafsiri ya W. Ngowi, O.F.M.Cap. – ed. Salvatorianum – Morogoro 2000 –ISBN 0-264-66350-0

Marejeo mengine ya Kiswahili

• S.J.RUPYA, Makahaba wa jangwani, BPNP 1996, isbn 9976634765.

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