Change: Desert was symbolical of the place where evil comes from. Egypt was the place where the Gpds came from and the place where water and   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1979)

Change: bad?' He said to him, I used in the world I must bear this bad smell.' Selected Sayings from the Desert FathersPatristic texts quick link: Selected sayings from the Apothegmata patrum, translated by M.C. Steenberg Abba Anthony the Great of Egypt: He said also, 'Always   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1773)

Change: order to evade being assassinated. We know that the Desert Fathers consisted of heroic men and women who went out into the desert from the good civilizations of egypt to search for immortality in a land barren and untrodden and unwatered, as moses had done. Selected Sayings from   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1521)

Change: St. Mark came to egypt to preach the Holy Gospel. The original christians were mainly monastic communities as yet having no relation to orthodox, or roman catholic churches. They did'nt have churches or bibles, though, even in the time   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 178)

Change: Renamed from Desert Fathers of Egypt by joseph486 Feb 19 2008, 1:38 PM EST for: Rename

Change: This is only speculation but, I think it is possible that in order for the (nearly)original royal family of egypt to survive it would have   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 168)