The Forgotten Desert Mothers: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women
- ISBN-10
- 0809140160
- ISBN-13
- 9780809140169
- Category
- Monastic and religious life of women
- Pages
- 218
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Paulist Press
- Author
- Laura Swan
Description
Presents the wisdom of many early women Christian leaders, discussing the meanings of their teachings and the spirituality of their lives, and also providing a time line, glossary, selected bibliography, calendar of feasts, and ordination rite.
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