Desert fathers

Their technique of guarding the heart bears some similarities with today's use of meditation.

Saint Macarius the Great by the Russian painter, Oleg Shurkus The Apophthegmata Patrum (The sayings of the Fathers) is a collection of the words and anecdotes mainly of the Egyptian desert fathers …

The 1,700 year old wisdom of the ancient, rugged, remote, and mystic men, the"Desert Fathers" is collected here in "The Sayings Of The Desert Fathers".

In the third century, many young men turned away from the corrupt and decadent society of the time, and went to live in deserts or mountains, in solitude, fasting, and prayer. Antony of Egypt was a…

Fathers of the Desert - This free book describes the beliefs, lives and practices of a number of individual desert fathers and groups like the Anchorites.

When divine Grace comes, let’s stand with concentration, self-control and prayer

desert father's advice

Desert Fathers St. Antony the Great

The qalansuwa is a black hood that covers the head and neck's back of a Coptic monk or nun in Egypt. It is associated with a monastic professional of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. It is officially called a koulla (Coptic; but the word itself is wide-spread in the Middle East), but by the end of the twentieth century it was commonly referred to as a qalansuwa (Arabic).