The Desert Fathers (and Mothers) were early Christian monastics who withdrew to the Egyptian, Syrian, and Palestinian deserts in the 3rd–5th centuries AD. Their sayings (Apophthegmata Patrum) became foundational texts of Christian spirituality and monasticism.
Founded Christian monasticism; their sayings and practices shaped all subsequent Western and Eastern Christian spiritual traditions.
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