http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be Bibliotheek Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:42:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?book=the-sayings-of-the-desert-fathers http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?book=the-sayings-of-the-desert-fathers#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:39:38 +0000 http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?post_type=book&p=7712 The fourth-century ascetic flight to the desert indelibly marked Christianity. The faithful who did not embrace the austerity of the desert admired those who did and sought them out for counsel and consolation. The ‘words’ the monks gave were collected and passed around among those too far away or too feeble to make the trek themselves – or lived generations later.

]]> http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?feed=rss2&p=7712 0 http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?book=the-desert-fathers-sayings-of-the-early-christian-monks http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?book=the-desert-fathers-sayings-of-the-early-christian-monks#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:31:56 +0000 http://bibliotheek-brugge.orthodoxia.be/?post_type=book&p=7710 The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalised and official theology of the “founding fathers” of the church, the Desert Fathers were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy, fasting, vigil, prayer and poverty in direct and simple response to the gospel. Their sayings were first recorded in the 4th century and consist of spiritual advice, anecdotes and parables. The Desert Fathers’ teachings and lives have inspired poetry, opera and art, as well as providing spiritual nourishment and a template for monastic life.

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