How Did the Practices of the Desert Fathers and Mothers

question 15

Multiple Choice

How did the practices of the Desert Fathers and Mothers differ from Pachomius's monastic communities?

• A) The Desert Fathers and Mothers had very large libraries.
• B) The Desert Fathers and Mothers devoted themselves to hard physical labor to a much greater degree.
• C) The Desert Fathers and Mothers often chose to live in smaller communities or even in solitude.
• D) The Desert Fathers and Mothers relied on begging to support themselves.
• E) The Desert Fathers and Mothers lived primarily in cities.

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