The Early Days Of Monasticism On Mount Athos (1909)

by Kirsopp Lake and Lake Kirsopp

Book Overview

The Early Days of Monasticism on Mount Athos is a historical book written by Kirsopp Lake and published in 1909. The book delves into the origins and early history of monasticism on Mount Athos, a peninsula in Northern Greece that has been a center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism for over a thousand years.Lake begins by discussing the early Christian ascetics who lived in the Egyptian desert and how their practices and beliefs influenced the development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165761971
• ISBN13: 9781165761975
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"