k Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism The Desert Fathers along with Desert Mothers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism. By the time Anthony died in 356 AD, thousands of monks and nuns had been drawn to living in the desert following Anthonys example his biographer, Athanasius of Alexandria, wrote that the desert had become a city.1 The Desert Fathers had a major influence on the development of Christianity. Editorial Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270 271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism The Desert Fathers along with Desert Mothers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270 271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism. By the time Anthony died in 356 AD, thousands of monks and nuns had been drawn to living in the desert following Anthony s example his biographer, Athanasius of Alexandria, wrote that the desert had become a city. 1 The Desert Fathers had a major influence on the development of Christianity.
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Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270?271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism

The Desert Fathers (along with Desert Mothers) were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who lived mainly in the Scetes desert of Egypt beginning around the third century AD. The most well known was Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270?271 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism. By the time Anthony died in 356 AD, thousands of monks and nuns had been drawn to living in the desert following Anthony's example ? his biographer, Athanasius of Alexandria, wrote that 'the desert had become a city.'[1] The Desert Fathers had a major influence on the development of Christianity.

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