Biography

Matta El Meskeen, born Youssef Iskandar, was a Coptic Orthodox monk. He was the key figure in the revival of Coptic monasticism, a movement which began in 1969 when he was appointed to the Monastery of St Macarius in the Wadi El Natrun in Egypt. By the time of his death the community had grown from 6 aged monks to 130 monks, and as many other monasteries were revived, new ones also began to open. He was twice nominated to become Coptic Pope, but was not chosen in either case.

Books by Mattá al-Miskīn

Rasāʼil al-qummuṣ Mattá al-Mis
Rasāʼil al-qummuṣ Mattá al-Miskīn
2007
Ṣalawāt al-Ābb Mattá al-Mi
Ṣalawāt al-Ābb Mattá al-Miskīn
2007
Abūnā al-Qummuṣ Mattá al-Miskī
Abūnā al-Qummuṣ Mattá al-Miskīn
2006
al- Nubūwah wa-al-anbiyāʼ fi
al- Nubūwah wa-al-anbiyāʼ fī al-ʻAhd al-Qadīm
2003
Orthodox prayer life
Orthodox prayer life
2003
al- Risālah al-ūlā lil-Qidd
al- Risālah al-ūlā lil-Qiddīs Yūḥannā al-Rasūl
2002
al-ʻ Anṣarah
al-ʻ Anṣarah
2002
How do we build ourselves up o
How do we build ourselves up on the most holy faith?
2002
The true art of successful liv
The true art of successful livin
2002
al- Maʻmūdīyah
al- Maʻmūdīyah
2001
Ifkhāristiyā ʻashāʼ al-Rabb
Ifkhāristiyā ʻashāʼ al-Rabb
2000
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddī
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddīs Mattá
1999
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddī
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddīs Luqā
1998
al- Khilqah al-jadīdah lil-in
al- Khilqah al-jadīdah lil-insān fī al-imān al-Masīḥī
1997
L'expérience de Dieu dans la v
L'expérience de Dieu dans la vie de prière
1997
Tārīkh Isrāʾīl
Tārīkh Isrāʾīl
1997
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddī
al- Injīl bi-ḥasab al-Qiddīs Murqus
1996
al-Risālah ilá al-ʻIbrānīyīn
al-Risālah ilá al-ʻIbrānīyīn
1993
Saint Antoine ascète selon l'É
Saint Antoine ascète selon l'Évangile
1993
Aʻyād al-Ẓuhūr al-Ilāhī
Aʻyād al-Ẓuhūr al-Ilāhī
1992
La communion d'amour
La communion d'amour
1992
Qiṣaṣ masīḥīyah lil-ḥayāh
Qiṣaṣ masīḥīyah lil-ḥayāh
1992
Maʻ a al-Rūḥ al-Qudus fī ji
Maʻ a al-Rūḥ al-Qudus fī jihādinā al-yawmī (Synergy)
1990
Prière, Esprit Saint et unite
Prière, Esprit Saint et unité chrétienne
1990
Sharḥ Injīl al-Qiddīs Yūḥannā
Sharḥ Injīl al-Qiddīs Yūḥannā
1990
al- Madkhal li-sharḥ Injīl al-
al- Madkhal li-sharḥ Injīl al-Qiddīs Yūḥannā
1989
Sīrat al-Qiddīs Anbá Maqqār al
Sīrat al-Qiddīs Anbá Maqqār al-Kabīr
1989
Fī taʻlīm al-mubtadiʼīn
Fī taʻlīm al-mubtadiʼīn
1988
Spiritual economy
Spiritual economy
1988
al- Niʻmah fī al-ʻaqīdah wa-
al- Niʻmah fī al-ʻaqīdah wa-al-ḥayāh al-nusukīyah
1987
al- Ṣalīb al-muqaddas
al- Ṣalīb al-muqaddas
1987
al- Taqlīd wa-ahammīyatuhu f
al- Taqlīd wa-ahammīyatuhu fī al-īmān al-Masīḥī ka-madkhal li-sharḥ al-Asfār wa-fahm al-asrār
1987
al-Imān bi-al-Masīḥ
al-Imān bi-al-Masīḥ
1987
Dirāsah rūḥīyah ʻan al-shahāda
Dirāsah rūḥīyah ʻan al-shahādah wa-al-shuhadāʼ
1987
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi ḥattá al-ṣalīb
1987
La Pentecôte
La Pentecôte
1986
Qiṣṣat al-insān ḥawla al-k
Qiṣṣat al-insān ḥawla al-khaṭīyah wa-al-khalāṣ
1985
al-Rahbanah al-Qibtiyah fi asr
al-Rahbanah al-Qibtiyah fi asr al-Qiddis Anba Maqqar
1984
Coptic monasticism & the Monas
Coptic monasticism & the Monastery of St. Macarius
1984
The communion of love
The communion of love
1984
Rūḥ al-qudus, al-Rabb al-muh
Rūḥ al-qudus, al-Rabb al-muḥyī
1981
Akhbār sārrah ʻan al-qiyāma
Akhbār sārrah ʻan al-qiyāmah wa-al-ṣuʻūd
1980
al- Masīḥī fī al-usrah
al- Masīḥī fī al-usrah
1980
al- Waʻd
al- Waʻd
1980
al-ʻ Adhrāʾ fī al-lāhūt al-kan
al-ʻ Adhrāʾ fī al-lāhūt al-kanasī
1980
al-Khidmah
al-Khidmah
1980
al-Masīḥī fī al-mujtamaʻ
al-Masīḥī fī al-mujtamaʻ
1980
al-Qiyāmah wa-al-khalīqah al-j
al-Qiyāmah wa-al-khalīqah al-jadīdah
1980
al-Ruʼyah al-Ilāhīyah lil-Aʻyā
al-Ruʼyah al-Ilāhīyah lil-Aʻyād al-Kanasīyah
1980
Ascension & Pentecost
Ascension & Pentecost
1980
ʻAlá al-Urdun
ʻAlá al-Urdun
1980
ʻĪd al-Qiyāmah yawm al-khali
ʻĪd al-Qiyāmah yawm al-khalīqah al-jadīdah
1980
Qiṣṣat istishhād al-rasūla
Qiṣṣat istishhād al-rasūlayn, Buṭrus and Būlus
1980
The experience of God in a mon
The experience of God in a monk's life
1980
al- Masīḥ qām-- ḥaqqan qā
al- Masīḥ qām-- ḥaqqan qām
1979
al- Tasbiḥah al-yawmīyah wa-
al- Tasbiḥah al-yawmīyah wa-mazāmīr al-sawāʻī
1979
al-Faḍāʼil al-masīḥīyah bi-ḥas
al-Faḍāʼil al-masīḥīyah bi-ḥasab al-Injīl
1979
al-ʻAdhrāʾ al-Qiddīsah Maryam
al-ʻAdhrāʾ al-Qiddīsah Maryam "al-Thiʾūtūks"
1979
al-Milād fī al-wajh ghayr al-m
al-Milād fī al-wajh ghayr al-manẓūr "Malakūt Allāh" ; Fī wasaṭikum qāʾim alladhī lastum taʻrifūnah ; al-Masīḥ fī al-ʻAhdayn ; ʻImād al-Masīḥ fī al-Urdun wa-istiʻlān malakūt Allāh
1979
Fī al-tadbīr al-rūḥī
Fī al-tadbīr al-rūḥī
1979
Qiṣaṣ masīḥīyah lil-ḥayāt
Qiṣaṣ masīḥīyah lil-ḥayāt
1979
[ʻIẓāt Qibṭīyah]
[ʻIẓāt Qibṭīyah]
1978
al-Rūḥ al-qudus fī muwājahat a
al-Rūḥ al-qudus fī muwājahat al-ʻaduw li-ḥisāb Malakūt al-Samawāt
1978
al-Taqlīd wa-ahamīyatuh fī al-
al-Taqlīd wa-ahamīyatuh fī al-īmān al-Masīḥī
1978
Ifkhāristiyā ʻishāʾ al-Rabb
Ifkhāristiyā ʻishāʾ al-Rabb
1977
Ifkhāristiyā wa-al-Quddās
Ifkhāristiyā wa-al-Quddās
1977
Maqālāt bayna al-siyāsah wa-al
Maqālāt bayna al-siyāsah wa-al-dīn
1977
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi wa-mawtihi wa-qiyāmatih : maʻa maqālāt munāsibah ʻan al-ālām
1976
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi wa-ma
Maʻa al-Masīḥ fī ālāmihi wa-mawtihi wa-qiyāmatihi maʻa maqālāt munāsibah ʻan al-ālām
1976
al- Tawbah wa-al-nusk fī al-I
al- Tawbah wa-al-nusk fī al-Injīl
1975
al- Rūḥ al-Qudus wa-ʻamaluhu
al- Rūḥ al-Qudus wa-ʻamaluhu dākhil al-nafs
1974
al- Tasbiḥah al-yawmīyah
al- Tasbiḥah al-yawmīyah
1967
Ayqūnah jamīlah
Ayqūnah jamīlah
Qiddīs Athanāsiyūs al-rasū
Qiddīs Athanāsiyūs al-rasūlī
Usbūʻ al-Ālām wa-ṣūrah ja
Usbūʻ al-Ālām wa-ṣūrah jadīdah lil-alam
Yawm khālid min ʻumr al-basha
Yawm khālid min ʻumr al-basharīyah