Within a generation, both solitary as well as communal monasticism became very popular which spread outside of Egypt, first to Palestine and the Judean Desert and thence to Syria and North Africa.
Dalam satu generasi, baik monastisisme soliter maupun komunal menjadi sangat populer dan menyebar ke luar Mesir, pertama-tama ke Palestina, kemudian ke gurun Yudea dan hingga ke Syria serta Afrika Utara.