Solitude and Silence: Athanasius: The Life of Anthony as Model
Teaching on Solitude and Silence from Athanasius of Alexandria: Athanasius: The Life of Anthony as Model
This is a spiritual discipline on anthony and solitude as preparation, drawing on Mark 1:35, Luke 6:12 and Matthew 14:23.
Athanasius of Alexandria wrote "The Life of Anthony" (c. 360), which became the most influential biography in the history of Christian monasticism. Augustine was converted partly by reading it. Anthony's decades of solitude in the Egyptian desert produced not a fragile recluse but a man of remarkable strength, wisdom, and compassion. Athanasius wrote: "When he came out of his solitude, he was like one initiated into sacred mysteries and filled with the Spirit of God."…
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