Paulladius : The Lausiac History |
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| Author:
| Palladius, |
| Translated with commentary by:
| Meyer, Robert T. |
| Series title: | Ancient Christian Writers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8091-0083-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1965 |
| Publisher: | Paulist Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Palladius has written an important history of early monasticism in Egypt with these biographic sketches or notes on some sixty holy men and women he had met or heard of. The work, dating from 419 or 420, is dedicated to Lausus, the royal chamberlain at the court of Emperor Theodosius II.+
Palladius has written an important history of early monasticism in Egypt with these biographic sketches or notes on some sixty holy men and women he had met or heard of. The work, dating from 419 or 420, is dedicated to Lausus, the royal chamberlain at the court of Emperor Theodosius II.+