The Lives of the Desert Fathers: Historia Monachorum in Aegypto (Cistercian Studies No. 34)
by Benedicta Ward, Norman Russell
A foundational account of the Desert Fathers and the beginnings of Christian monastic tradition in Egypt.
About This Book
This volume presents a key early Christian text describing the lives and practices of the Desert Fathers.
It offers insight into the origins of Christian monasticism in fourth-century Egypt.
The translation is accompanied by an introduction that places the work in its historical context.
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