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The Lives of the Fathers of the Eastern Deserts; or The Wonders of God in the Wilderness

Richard Challoner (1691 - 1781)

Enlightening, profitable, edifying, inspiring – a few words to describe this collection of lives and sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, those early Christians who forsook the world to work out their salvation in the deserts of Egypt and Palestine. Challoner’s rendition of these works is refreshing in its style, making it a joy to read and hear. (Summary by a LibriVox Volunteer)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Christianity - Biographies

Language: English

Keyword(s): desert fathers (6), desert mothers (1)

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	St John the Baptist	Shelly Weingart	00:32:55
Play 02	St Paul the First Hermit	Shelly Weingart	00:23:33
Play 03	St Antony Part 1	John Leloup	00:34:11
Play 04	St Antony Part 2	John Leloup	00:30:45
Play 05	St Hilarion Part 1	Owiti Carey	00:25:50
Play 06	St Hilarion Part 2	Owiti Carey	00:21:08
Play 07	St Malchus	Nathan Neuman	00:16:37
Play 08	Sts Pachomius and Palemon Part 1	Owiti Carey	00:26:48
Play 09	Sts Pachomius and Palemon Part 2	Owiti Carey	00:28:56
Play 10	St Ammon	Owiti Carey	00:11:15
Play 11	St Paul the Simple	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:11:49
Play 12	St Macarius the Elder	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:31:26
Play 13	St Macarius of Alexandria	Owiti Carey	00:22:37
Play 14	Sts Isidore and Pambo	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:18:34
Play 15	St Julian Sabbas	Owiti Carey	00:11:04
Play 16	St Abraham	Owiti Carey	00:21:19
Play 17	St John of Egypt	Cavender	00:20:01
Play 18	St Arsenius	Owiti Carey	00:12:40
Play 19	St Nilammon	GoldenOwl7365	00:03:47
Play 20	St Simon Stylites	ShrimpPhish	00:22:14
Play 21	St Euthymius	ShrimpPhish	00:28:56
Play 22	St Theodosius the Cenobiarch	Owiti Carey	00:20:44
Play 23	St Sabas	Owiti Carey	00:23:14
Play 24	St John the Silent	Owiti Carey	00:19:44
Play 25	St John Climacus	Owiti Carey	00:21:07
Play 26	St John the Almoner Part 1	Owiti Carey	00:26:21
Play 27	St John the Almoner Part 2	Owiti Carey	00:23:50
Play 28	St Syncletica	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:15:59
Play 29	St Thais the Penitent	ShrimpPhish	00:06:06
Play 30	St Pelagia the Penitent	Owiti Carey	00:15:52
Play 31	St Mary of Egypt	Ann Boulais	00:29:58
Play 32	St Jerome	Judson Thomas	00:46:32
Play 33	Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Part 1	LadyBirdD	00:30:55
Play 34	Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Part 2	LadyBirdD	00:29:56
Play 35	Sts Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Part 3	LadyBirdD	00:27:13
Play 36	St John Chrysostom Part 1	ShrimpPhish	00:44:32
Play 37	St John Chrysostom Part 2	ShrimpPhish	00:34:14
Play 38	By Rufinus	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:31:21
Play 39	By Pelagius the Deacon	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:31:21
Play 40	By John Moschus and St Sophronius Part 1	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:32:01
Play 41	By John Moschus and St Sophronius Part 2	A LibriVox Volunteer	00:33:01

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