The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 2): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 2), 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 2) 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 2)
• Author credits: Palladius
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 4:14:44

Catalogue topics

• nuns
• desert fathers
• early church
• monks
• coptic

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapters 1 & 2: Mark the Mourner and Mar Paulus — 21:15
2. 02 - Chapter 3: The Triumph Of A Young Man Who Was An Alexandrian — 15:49
3. 03 - Chapters 4-9: The triumphs of an old man, of various disciples and of Peter. Also of Aurelius — 19:23
4. 04 - Chapters 10-13: Abba Moses the Indian, abba Pior, Abba Moses the Libyan and a wandering monk — 22:11
5. 05 - Chapters 14 &15: Evagrius and Malchus. — 36:30
6. 06 - Chapters 16-21: Of two fathers who went naked, another holy man, a solitary monk, a holy virgin and the two young men who were with Macarius. — 24:24
7. 07 - Chapters 22-24: Of Abba Bessarion and the wonder things he wrought, and the holy man who possessed nine virtues. — 15:55
8. 08 - Chapters 25-27: Of Maria, the history of a certain sage and two brothers in a Persian Monastery. — 22:13
9. 09 - Chapters 28 & 29: a certain virgin who grew old in the fear of God and Stephana. — 19:43
10. 10 - Chapters 30-36: Of Eucarpus, a certain famous deacon, a certain excellent bishop, a neighbour of Abba Poemen, a brother who denied Christ, an old man in Scete and a harlot whom Serapion converted. — 21:11
11. 11 - Chapters 37-42: of the harlot, Abba Apolls, Cosmas, Abba Macarius, a certain old man, and Abba Macarius. — 27:25
12. 12 - Chapters 43 & 43: Of Abba Mark the Less and Abba Paule the Simple. — 8:45

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