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Desert Fathers
Desert Fathers. The earliest Christian monks of Egypt, c.3rd–5th cents. Their names and way of life were made famous in the Greek and Latin world through Athanasius' Life of Antony, the writings of Jerome, the Life of Pachomius, the anecdotal Lausiac History (c.419) of Palladius, a similar History of the Monks of Egypt, and the c.6th-cent. collections known as the Apothegmata Patrum (Sayings of the Fathers). The emphasis in all these works is one of asceticism, tempered by quiet devotion.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-DesertFathers.html JOHN BOWKER. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-DesertFathers.html |
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Desert Fathers
Desert Fathers. See MONASTICISM.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DesertFathers.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Desert Fathers." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-DesertFathers.html |
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