The fathers of the desert
Subtitle: or, An account of the origin and practice of monkery among heathen nations; its passage into the church; and some wonderful stories of the fathers concerning the primitive monks and hermits.
By: By Henry Ruffner.
Publisher: Baker and Scribner
Published: 1850
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Monasticism and religious orders; Asceticism; Fathers of the church