Sayings of the Desert Fathers(late 4th century CE)

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Fresco of the Desert Fathers in a monastery near their former dwellings

Just the Facts:

• Name: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
• Known as: Apophthegmata Patrum
• Date: late 4th century CE
• Place: Egypt
• Language: Greek (originally Coptic)
• What it is: Middle Eastern collection of stories about the first Christian monks of Egypt

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