← Life of St. Anthony / Βίος καὶ Πολιτεία τοῦ Ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἀντωνίου← Athanasius

Early Christian Lives: Life of Antony, Life of Paul of Thebes, Life of Hilarion, Life of Malchus, Life of Martin of Tours, Life of Benedict

TranslatorCarolinne White
FormatCollection / Anthology
LanguageEnglish
Year1998
PublisherPenguin
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pages219
ISBN0140435263
Early Christian Lives: Life of Antony, Life of Paul of Thebes, Life of Hilarion, Life of Malchus, Life of Martin of Tours, Life of Benedict

Written between the mid-fourth and late sixth centuries to commemorate and glorify the achievements of early Christian saints, these six biographies depict men who devoted themselves to solitude, poverty and prayer. Athanasius records Antony's extreme seclusion in the Egyptian desert, despite temptation by the devil and visits from his followers. Jerome also shows those who fled persecution or withdrew from society to pursue lives of chastity and asceticism in his accounts of Paul of Thebes, Hilarion and Malchus. In his Life of Martin, Sulpicius Severus describes the achievements of a man who combined the roles of monk, bishop and missionary, while Gregory the Great tells of Benedict, whose Rule became the template for monastic life. Full of vivid incidents and astonishing miracles, these Lives have provided inspiration as models for centuries of Christian worship. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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CHRONOLOGY vi MAP OF THE WORLD OF ANTONY, PAUL, HILARION, MALCHUS, MARTIN AND BENEDICT viii GENERAL INTRODUCTION xi The Early Development of Monasticism xi The Writing of Biography: Pagan Past and Christian Future xxx Principal Primary Sources relating to Early Monasticism xxxv The Saints in Iconography xxxviii Translation Past and Present xli FURTHER READING lv EARLY CHRISTIAN LIVES Life of Antony by Athanasius 1 Life of Paul of Thebes by Jerome 71 Life of Hilarion by Jerome 85 Life of Malchus by Jerome 117 Life of Martin of Tours by Sulpicius Severus 129 Life of Benedict by Gregory the Great 161 NOTES 205

Contains

Life of St. AnthonyLife of St. Martin of ToursLife of Malachi, the Captive MonkLife of St. HilarionLife of Saint Paul the First HermitDialogues

Short Works (1)

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“De vita et miraculis venerabilis Benedicti” [“The Life and Miracles of St. Benedict”]

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