Asceticism

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Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
the Men)
Monastery temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri
transformed into a monastery in the 5th century
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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt

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Anthony of Egypt in Later Imagination (Schongauer)
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Anthony the Demons (Grünewald)
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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism
• 2. Itinerant Monasticism

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism
• 2. Itinerant Monasticism
• 3. Ceonobitic Monasticism

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Sixth-Century Monastery in Palestine
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Coptic Monastery of St. Bishoi, Wadi Natrun,
Egypt (founded in 5th century buildings from 9th
century)
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Monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai (founded
by Emperor Justinian, 6th century)
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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism
• 2. Itinerant Monasticism
• 3. Ceonobitic Monasticism
• III. Appeal of Monastic Life Whom did it
  Attract?

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism
• 2. Itinerant Monasticism
• 3. Ceonobitic Monasticism
• III. Appeal of Monastic Life Whom did it
  Attract?

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• Asceticism the Monastic Movement (Introducing
  the Men)
• The Rise of Christian Monasticism
• A. Anthony of Egypt
• B. 3 Theories Regarding the Rise of 4th-Century
  Monasticism
• II. Typesor Models of Monasticism
• A. 3 Main Models
• 1. Anchoritic Monasticism
• 2. Itinerant Monasticism
• 3. Ceonobitic Monasticism
• III. Appeal of Monastic Life Whom did it
  Attract?

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Late antique funerary stele, Egypt Depicts
female monastic named Rhodia in a traditional
position of prayer