Dieta w życiu ascetycznym Ojców pustyni
The Diet in the ascetic life of Desert Fathers - Summary The author discusses in his article the diet practiced in the hermit environment of the Egyptian monks, in the period which is especially known to us from the conserved monastic sources, that is, the 4th and 5th centuries, in particular of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Studia Theologica Varsaviensia |
| Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uksw.edu.pl/index.php/stv/article/view/2252 |
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| Summary: | The Diet in the ascetic life of Desert Fathers - Summary
The author discusses in his article the diet practiced in the hermit environment
of the Egyptian monks, in the period which is especially known to us from the
conserved monastic sources, that is, the 4th and 5th centuries, in particular of the
Apophthegmata Patrum and writings of Evagrius Ponticus. First, the author of the
article outlines an ascetic perspective in the life and the environment of: St. Anthony
the Hermit, St. Pachomius and the hermits of the settlements in Nitria, Kellia and
Scetis. Then, he discusses in details elements of the hermit diet. Finally, he presents
the theological and moral premises of their fasting practices.
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| ISSN: | 2956-5197 |