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Language: en
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
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Language: en
Pages: 152
Pages: 152
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-01 - Publisher: Liturgical Press
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Language: en
Pages: 410
Pages: 410
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-04-14 - Publisher: OUP Oxford
Evagrius of Pontus (c.345-399) was one of the most prominent figures among the monks of the desert settlements of Nitria, Sketis, and Kellia in Lower Egypt. Thr
Language: en
Pages: 261
Pages: 261
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-03-27 - Publisher: Penguin UK
The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official
