Memorable tales of the asceticism of holy and blessed fathers

Collection of ledges about the holy and blissful fathers of the Church - a invaluable monument of the Christian piety of the first centuries of Christianity. Examples from the life of such pillars of the Church as Anthony Great, Macarius Egyptian, Pimen Great, and many other devotees who inhabited in the IV and V centuries of the Desert of Egypt and Palestine, taught many generations of Christians to accurately execute the Gospel Commandments, dedicated love for God and people, contempt To temporary benefits and the desire for eternal life.
Brief sayings, full of spiritual wisdom, and the acts of ancient devotees, according to St. Ignatius (Bryanchaninova), "typify on the reader ... The fragrance of the Holy Simplicity and the true ministry of God, authorized abundantly grazing. We have been repeated repeatedly, they cause constant interest in the modern reader.
2nd edition