Pior

Abba Pior was one of the Desert Fathers quoted in the Apophthegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers). Quotes Wortley John Give Me a Word: The Alphabetical Sayings of the Desert Fathers St. Vladimir's Seminary Press Yonkers, New York 2014 978-0-88141-497-4 Abba Pior he used to eat walking around.When somebody enquired: “Why do you eat like that?”he said: “I do not want to treat food as work, but as incidental.”To somebody else who had asked about it he replied: “It is so that my soul may not experience any physical pleasure even when I am eating.” Saying 1 External links Category:Christians from Egypt Category:Desert Fathers Category:Monks Category:Saints