The Life of St. Mary of Egypt

The Life of St. Mary of Egypt
ISBN-10
1088279295
ISBN-13
9781088279298
Category
Religion
Pages
64
Language
English
Published
2019-05-01
Publisher
Dalcassian Publishing Company
Author
St. Sophronius of Jerusalem

Description

This account of the life of St. Mary is the primary source of what we know about her. Allegedly right before her death she recounted her life to St. Zosimas of Palestine, who went on to have his student, Sophronius compose a this volume about her charity and ascetic lifestyle. She remains a popular figure of Egyptian Christianity in the 4th century. This book also includes the original Latin text of Sophronius, as well as the English translation.

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