Early Christian lives

Author(s)

• White, Carolinne

Bibliographic Information

Early Christian lives

translated, edited and with introductions by Carolinne White

（Penguin classics）

Penguin, 1998

Note

Further reading: p. lv-lvii

Contents of Works

• Life of Antony / by Athanasius
• Life of Paul of Thebes / by Jerome
• Life of Hilarion / by Jerome
• Life of Malchus / by Jerome
• Life of Martin of Tours / by Sulpicius Severus
• Life of Benedict / by Gregory the Great

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship.

Table of Contents

Chronology Map of the World of Antony, Paul, Hilarion, Malchus, Martin and Benedict General Introduction: The Early Development of Monasticism The Writing of Biography: Pagan Past and Christian Future Principal Primary Sources relating to Early Monasticism The Saints in Iconography Translation Past and Present Further Reading Early Christian Lives Life of Antony by Athanasius Life of Paul of Thebes by Jerome Life of Hilarion by Jerome Life of Malchus by Jerome Life of Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus Life of Benedict by Gregory the Great Notes

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Details

• NCID: BA34746314
• ISBN:
  • 0140435263
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: lvii, 219 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 270.0922
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Christian saints -- Biography
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00305646