Title: The forgotten desert mothers : sayings, lives, and stories of early Christian women /
Authors: Swan, Laura, 1954-
Publisher: Paulist Press,
Year: 2001
Subjects: Monastic and religious life of women History; Women in Christianity History; Monastic and religious life of women History
Abstract: 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.