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The Church Fathers · c. 444
A History of the Monks of Syria
Theodoret of Cyrus · c. 393–c. 460
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What it is
Thirty portraits of Syrian ascetics the author knew personally, including Symeon on his pillar, described without embarrassment and with considerable affection.
Why it lasted
The principal source for Syrian asceticism and for the extraordinary phenomenon of the stylites.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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