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The Desert Fathers : Anthony and the beginnings of monasticism / Peter H. Görg ; translated by Michael J. Miller.

by Görg, Peter H.

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San Francisco : Ignatius Press, c2011.

Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, approximately 250-355 or 356.

Desert Fathers.

Monastic and religious life -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.

9781586174453 (pbk.)

xiii, 131 p. : map ; 21 cm.

Egypt -- Anthony of Egypt: abbot and star of the desert -- Childhood and youth -- Call to asceticism -- Anthony among the tombs -- Anthony goes into the desert -- The first monastic foundations -- Journey to Alexandria -- Into the interior desert -- Anthony's miracles -- Anthony fights against the Arians in Alexandria -- Anthony disputes with pagan philosophers: the emperior, soldiers, and simple people seek his counsel -- The end of Anthony's life -- Eulogy by Athanasius -- Veneration of the saint -- Anthony's grave and the Antonite Order -- The original hermit: Paul of Thebes -- From Anchorite to Cenobite: Pachomius -- Syria's marvelous flowering of asceticism: Simeon Stylites -- Monasticism in Asia Minor: Basil of Caesarea -- From the Orient to the Occident: monasticism in the West -- Roman-occupied Gaul: Martin of Tours and John Cassian -- Irish monasticism: Patrick and Columban -- Benedict of Nursia: father of western monasticism -- Religious orders and the renewal of the church.

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