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Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

The Sayings of the Desert Fathers

The Alphabetical Collection

by Benedicta Ward · Benedicta Ward (trans.)

An English translation of the Apophthegmata Patrum, the short sayings and stories of the monks and nuns of the Egyptian desert in the fourth and fifth centuries. Arranged by the names of the elders, it is a primary source for early Christian monastic spirituality.

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