The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1), credited to Palladius, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1) by Palladius. (Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge.) Read in English by ancientchristian The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St. Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270 AD and became known as both the father and founder of desert monasticism. By the time Anthony died in AD 356, thousands of monks and nuns had been drawn to Anthony's example of living in the harsh conditions of the inner desert, praying the psalms, meditating on scripture, eating rarely, and working with their hands making baskets or mats. This work is a collection of stories from the lives of these early monks and nuns. - Summary by ancientchristian

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1)
• Author credits: Palladius
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 5:46:09

Catalogue topics

• egypt
• nun
• monks
• early christian
• lausiac

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction: The Epistle of Palladius and Counsels to Lausus — 32:49
2. 02 - Chapters 1-3: Abba Isidore, Dorotheos of Thebes & the Virgin Potamiaena — 16:06
3. 03 - Chapters 4-7: Didymus, Alexandra, Abba Macarius & the Monks of Nitria — 18:21
4. 04 - Chapters 8-12: Abba Ammon, Hor, Pambo, Ammonius & Benjamin — 20:07
5. 05 - Chapters 13-16: Apollonius the Merchant, Paesius and Isaiah, Macarius of his Cross & Nathaniel — 17:12
6. 06 - Chapters 17-18: Macarius the Egyptian & Macarius the Alexandrian — 36:10
7. 07 - Chapters 19-21: Paul the Simple, Pachomius & Stephen — 21:20
8. 08 - Chapters 22-29: Valens, Hero, Ptolemy, Abraham, a Virgin in Jerusualem, a Virgin in Caesarea, a Woman who Fell & Another Virgin who Fell — 22:25
9. 09 - Chapters 30-33: Thais, Abba Elijah, Dorotheos & Pachomius — 26:33
10. 10 - Chapters 34-39: An Apology, Preface and Admonition, the Virgin who hid Athanasius, Piamon, Mother Talida, Virgin Taor, the Virgin and Martyr Colluthus & Magistrianus — 19:10
11. 11 - Chapters 40-41: Melania the Great & Melania the Younger — 21:02
12. 12 - Chapters 42-49: Olympias, Candida, Gelasia, Juliana, Heronion, Magna, Misericors & John of Lycus — 28:54
13. 13 - Chapters 50-52: Possidonius, Chronius, James the Lame & of Paphnutius Cephala — 19:35
14. 14 - Chapters 53-64: Solomon, Dorotheos, Diocles, Kapiton, the Monk who fell, Ephraim, Innocent, Elpidius, Eustathius, Sisinnius, Gaddai & Elijah — 19:47
15. 15 - Chapters 65-67: Sabas of Jericho, Serapion of the Girdle & Eulogius — 26:38

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