Coptic Christians founded an expansive community for prayer and contemplation here in the fourth century a.d. when many monks chose to live their lives as hermits.
The majority of Coptic monks lived their lives as hermits.
mnli hypothesis: The majority of Coptic monks lived their lives as hermits. premise: Coptic Christians founded an expansive community for prayer and contemplation here in the fourth century a.d. when many monks chose to live their lives as hermits.