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Title: Desert Fathers: Saint Anthony and the Beginnings of Monasticism By: Peter H. Gorg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 174 Vendor: Ignatius Press | Publication Date: 2011 Weight: 7 ounces ISBN: 1586174452 ISBN-13: 9781586174453 Stock No: WW174453 |
This book takes the reader back to the hour when monasticism was born and describes the life of those revolutionary Christians who sought God in the Egyptian desert. The focus of the book is the life and work of Saint Anthony, whose experiences of the spiritual life have a timeless beauty and validity, even for those not called to live as a monk.
The second half of the book presents other Desert Fathers, such as Paul of Thebes, Pachomius, and Simeon Stylites, as well as the great founders of the monastic communities in Western Europe who were inspired by them: John Cassian, Columban, and Benedict, for example.
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