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And, The life of Onnophrius

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An edition of Histories of the monks of upper Egypt (1993)

Histories of the monks of upper Egypt.

And, The life of Onnophrius

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The desert stood in stark opposition to the oikoumene, the inhabited world of the fourth century. Not because the world was a bad place, but because the desert -- understood geographically, religiously, spiritually and mystically -- was the harsh, uncompromising place where the Christian could be perfected by God. Far from the Christian metropolis of Alexandria, removed from the well-known and much-visited monastic settlements of the Thebaid, and infinitely 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, contemplatives and miracle workers.

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Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, Cistercian Publications, Incorporated
Language
English
Pages
179

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Subjects

Monasticism and religious orders Christian saints History Biography Church history Early church, ca. 30-600 Mönchtum Monniken Quelle Koptische Kerk Early church Monasticism and religious orders, egypt Monasticism and religious orders, early church, ca. 30-600 Saints, biography Egypt, history

People

Onuphrius Saint (d. ca. 400)

Places

Egypt

Times

Early church, ca. 30-600
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Histories of the monks of upper Egypt: and, The life of Onnophrius
2009, Gorgias Press
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Histories of the monks of upper Egypt: and, The life of Onnophrius
2000, Cistercian Publications
in English - Rev. ed.
Cover of: Histories of the monks of upper Egypt.
Histories of the monks of upper Egypt.: And, The life of Onnophrius
1993, Cistercian Publications, Liturgical Press, Cistercian Publications, Incorporated
in English
Cover of: Histories of the Monks of Upper Egypt and the Life of Onnophrius
Histories of the Monks of Upper Egypt and the Life of Onnophrius: And, the Life of Onnophrius (Cistercian Studies Series, No 140)
October 1993, Cistercian Publications
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-171) and indexes.
Spine title: Histories of the monks of upper Egypt & The life of Onnophrius.
Translated from the Coptic.

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Kalamazoo, Mich
Series
Cistercian studies series ;, no. 140
Other Titles
Histories of the monks of upper Egypt., Life of Onnophrius., Histories of the monks of upper Egypt & The life of Onnophrius.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
271/.00932
Library of Congress
BX2465 .P3713 1993, BX2465 .P3713 2000, BX2465 .P37 1993, BX2465.P3713 1993

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Pagination
179 p. :
Number of pages
179

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1734201M
ISBN 10
087907440X, 0879075406
LCCN
92039032, 2001272305
OCLC/WorldCat
27108864, 44998929
LibraryThing
2482999
Goodreads
4941548
2989702

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OL19372947W

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