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Desert Fathers Wikipedia ~ The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits ascetics and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD The Apophthegmata Patrum is a collection of the wisdom of some of the early desert monks and nuns in print as Sayings of the Desert Fathers The most well known was Anthony the Great who moved to the desert in AD 270–271 and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism By the time Anthony died in AD 356 thousands

Desert Fathers Christian hermits Britannica ~ Desert Fathers early Christian hermits whose practice of asceticism in the Egyptian desert beginning in the 3rd century formed the basis of Christian monasticism One of these hermits Pachomius of the Thebaid c ad 290–346 see Pachomius Saint who organized nine monasteries for men and two for women

The Desert Fathers Helen Waddell Basil Pennington ~ The Desert Fathers is a handy introduction to the sayings and stories of the earliest contemplativesthe men and women who in the fourth century escaped towns and cities to seek God and wrestle with demons in the deserts of Africa and Asia Minor

Sayings and Stories from the Desert Fathers Benedictine ~ Known as the “Desert Fathers” they left everything in search of knowing Jesus Christ by making the Gospels absolutely integral to their daily lives They wanted to commit themselves totally body soul mind and will to being a disciple of the Lord Jesus with a profound holy zeal moving them to become ever more like Christ

Who Were the Desert Fathers Early Church History ~ The Desert Fathers emerged in Egypt Perhaps as early as the late 200’s AD these Egyptian Christian men left the pagan cities the persecutions and the distractions of life to live as hermits in the Sahara Desert Their purpose was to live a solitary life solely dedicated to God

The Desert Fathers Lighthouse Trails Publishing ~ Who Were the Desert Fathers In the early Middle Ages there lived a group of hermits in the wilderness areas of the Middle East They were known to history as the desert fathers

Desert Fathers OrthodoxWiki ~ Desert Fathers The Desert Fathers were early monastic founders in the deserts of Egypt fleeing the cities and making their lives in the wilderness living in asceticism and solitude

Selections From THE SAYINGS Of THE DESERT FATHERS ~ In c 285 he went alone into the desert to live in complete solitude His reputation attracted followers who settled near him and in c 305 he came out of his hermitage in order to act as their spiritual father Five years later he again retired into solitude He visited Alexandria at least twice

Antony and the Desert Fathers Christian History Interview ~ Antony and the Desert Fathers Christian History Interview Discovering the Desert Paradox What many found when they sought God in a seemingly Godforsaken landscape Belden Lane

The Desert Fathers Quotes by Benedicta Ward ~ The Desert Fathers Quotes Showing 114 of 14 “It is dangerous for a man to try teaching before he is trained in the good life A man whose house is about to fall down may invite travellers inside to refresh them but instead they will be hurt in the collapse of the house