The Forgotten Desert Mothers
Subtitle: Sayings, Lives, and Stories of Early Christian Women
By: Laura Swan.
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Monastic and religious life of women -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-218).