Author:Pope Shenouda IIIPublisher:Theological College in Abbassia CairoPublish Year:1996Pages:33Categories:Lives of the SaintsDescription:The book Anachorites Hermits by the author Pope Shenouda III explores the lives of ascetic humans who completely died to the world to live in God. The work reviews who are the anachorites,
most famous anachorites, the journey to them, how they went out to anachorism, writers of anachorites hagiography, and questions about anachorites. The anchorite represents the life of a human who left all worldly pleasures so that his fellowship with God becomes the holy of holies. Anachorism in its origins is the journey of the saint who lived for decades without seeing a human face until the day of their departure
