num_pages: 450
description: These are the words or sayings, of various monks who lived in the deserts of Egypt between 250 A.D. and 400 A.D. They cover topics such as love, poverty, fasting, humility, and prayer. Two books of sayings are included as well as an appendix of questions between monks disciples and their spiritual fathers.
language: English
title: The Sayings of the Holy Desert Fathers