Scythian Monks

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Scythian Monks were a community of monks from the region around the mouth of the Danube, who played an influential role in Christian life between the fourth and the sixth century, shaping modern Christian dogma and calendar through their works. The name Scythian does not referee to ethnicity, but comes from Scythia Minor, the classical name of modern Dobrogea region in Romania, a former Roman province. They were raised from the Romanised Christian Thraco-Roman elements, but also from the immigrant Christians who camed to live ascetic lives.

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