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Histories of the Monks of Upper Egypt and the Life of Onnophrius

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Far from the Christian metropolis of Alexandria, removed from the well-known and much-visited monastic settlements of the Thebaid, and infintely remote from Rome, lay the garrison towns of Aswan and Philae. There Christians and pagans coexisted. Integral to the christian community on this desert frontier of Empire were the local monks-ascetics, intercessors, comtemplatives, and miracle workers.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 01, 1993

ISBN 13: 9781607241423

Histories of the Monks of Upper Egypt and the Life of Onnophrius

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Far from the Christian metropolis of Alexandria, removed from the well-known and much-visited monastic settlements of the Thebaid, and infintely remote from Rome, lay the garrison towns of Aswan and Philae. There Christians and pagans coexisted. Integral to the christian community on this desert frontier of Empire were the local monks-ascetics, intercessors, comtemplatives, and miracle workers.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Hardcover

Release: June 01, 1993

ISBN 13: 9781607241423

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