The Desert Fathers & Mothers 사막 교부들
Christian hermits who left the cities for caves and cells in the desert, to pray without ceasing. Their short, often humorous sayings about anger, humility and silence became the root of all Christian monasticism.
OriginThe deserts of Egypt, Palestine and Syria
When3rd–5th c. CE
TextsSayings of the Desert Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum)
A practice you can try today
Stay in your cell; short repeated prayers; manual work; watchfulness over thoughts.
🕯 Pray in the Desert Fathers' cell Make your own caveSacred places
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Eastern Orthodoxy동방 정교회A family of self-governing churches keeping the liturgy and creeds of the first Christian millennium.Catholicism가톨릭 (천주교)The largest Christian communion, in unity with the Bishop of Rome.Sufism수피즘The inner, mystical path of Islam: polishing the heart until it mirrors God.
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