Paradise of the Holy Fathers V1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169794047)

""Paradise of the Holy Fathers V1"" is a book written by E. A. Wallis Budge, an English Egyptologist and philologist. The book is a collection of stories, sayings, and teachings of the Desert Fathers, a group of Christian monks who lived in the deserts of Egypt in the 4th and 5th centuries AD. The book is divided into chapters, each of which focuses on a particular Desert Father or group of Desert Fathers. The stories and sayings in the book offer insight into the lives and beliefs of these early Christian ascetics, who sought to live a life of extreme simplicity, poverty, and devotion to God.The book includes stories of miracles, visions, and encounters with demons, as well as teachings on prayer, fasting, humility, and other virtues. The Desert Fathers' teachings and practices have had a profound influence on Christian spirituality and monasticism, and this book provides a valuable glimpse into their world and their legacy.Overall, ""Paradise of the Holy Fathers V1"" is a fascinating and informative book that will appeal to anyone interested in the history of Christianity, monasticism, or spirituality in general.1907. The paradise or gardens of the holy Fathers being histories of the anchorites, recluses, monks, coenobites and ascetic fathers of the deserts of Egypt between A.D. 250 and A.D. 400 compiled by Athanasius Archbishop of Alexandria, Palladius Bishop of Helenopolis, Saint Jerome and others.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: E. A. Wallis Budge
ISBN-10: 1169794041
ISBN-13: 9781169794047
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 462
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.97lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.00d