Early Christian Lives

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church
Cover of the book Early Christian Lives by Athanasius, Gregory, Hilarion, Jerome, Sulpicius Severus, Penguin Books Ltd
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Author: Athanasius, Gregory, Hilarion, Jerome, Sulpicius Severus ISBN: 9780141907291
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Publication: January 29, 1998
Imprint: Penguin Language: English
Author: Athanasius, Gregory, Hilarion, Jerome, Sulpicius Severus
ISBN: 9780141907291
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication: January 29, 1998
Imprint: Penguin
Language: English

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.

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Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.

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