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Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1)

The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St. Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism. By the time Anthony died in AD 356, thousands of monks and nuns had been drawn to Anthony's example of living in the harsh conditions of the inner desert, praying the psalms, meditating on scripture, eating rarely, and working with their hands making baskets or mats. This work is a collection of stories from the lives of these early monks and nuns. - Summary by ancientchristian

Year of Publication: 1907Genres: Christianity - Biographies

Running Time: 05 hours 46 minutes 09 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Introduction: The Epistle of Palladius and Counsels to Lausus ancientchristian	32:49
2	Chapters 1-3: Abba Isidore, Dorotheos of Thebes & the Virgin Potamiaena ancientchristian	16:06
3	Chapters 4-7: Didymus, Alexandra, Abba Macarius & the Monks of Nitria ancientchristian	18:21
4	Chapters 8-12: Abba Ammon, Hor, Pambo, Ammonius & Benjamin ancientchristian	20:07
5	Chapters 13-16: Apollonius the Merchant, Paesius and Isaiah, Macarius of his Cross & Nathaniel ancientchristian	17:12
6	Chapters 17-18: Macarius the Egyptian & Macarius the Alexandrian ancientchristian	36:10
7	Chapters 19-21: Paul the Simple, Pachomius & Stephen ancientchristian	21:20
8	Chapters 22-29: Valens, Hero, Ptolemy, Abraham, a Virgin in Jerusualem, a Virgin in Caesarea, a Woman who Fell & Another Virgin who Fell ancientchristian	22:25
9	Chapters 30-33: Thais, Abba Elijah, Dorotheos & Pachomius ancientchristian	26:33
10	Chapters 34-39: An Apology, Preface and Admonition, the Virgin who hid Athanasius, Piamon, Mother Talida, Virgin Taor, the Virgin and Martyr Colluthus & Magistrianus ancientchristian	19:10
11	Chapters 40-41: Melania the Great & Melania the Younger ancientchristian	21:02
12	Chapters 42-49: Olympias, Candida, Gelasia, Juliana, Heronion, Magna, Misericors & John of Lycus ancientchristian	28:54
13	Chapters 50-52: Possidonius, Chronius, James the Lame & of Paphnutius Cephala ancientchristian	19:35
14	Chapters 53-64: Solomon, Dorotheos, Diocles, Kapiton, the Monk who fell, Ephraim, Innocent, Elpidius, Eustathius, Sisinnius, Gaddai & Elijah ancientchristian	19:47
15	Chapters 65-67: Sabas of Jericho, Serapion of the Girdle & Eulogius ancientchristian	26:38