Lives of the Most Eminent Saints of the Oriental Deserts
A historical collection recounts the lives of prominent desert saints. Challoner presents early ascetic traditions for readers of his Roman Catholic devotional work.
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English edition · 1841 · TB-0388
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- Desert monasticism
- Ascetic biography


