The Desert Fathers - An Introduction
During the last decades of the third century, several devout Christians,
despairing of the worldliness of the Church left to live in the desert
as hermits. They lived ascetic lives practicing austerities and forming
monastic communities. Their practices led many to mystical experiences
that have inspired many monks and nuns throughout the history of the Church.
Recommended reading:
 The Conferences of John Cassian: The Wisdom of the Desert, by John Cassian
 Lives of the Desert Fathers : The Historia Monachorum in Aegypto, by Norman Russell & Benedicto Ward
 The Wisdom of the Desert, by Thomas Merton
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