Continued from (1) Monasticism in 4th- and 5th- Century Gaul In Egypt the reaction to the legalization of Christianity and the numerous conversions was a move to the desert on the part of many men and women who wanted to preserve the otherworldly character of the Christian Faith. Before long, kindred spirits in the West [...]
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