The Diet in the ascetic life of Desert Fathers - Summary The author discusses in his article the diet practiced in the hermit environmentof the Egyptian monks, in the period which is especially known to us from theconserved monastic sources, that is, the 4th and 5th centuries, in particular of theApophthegmata Patrum and writings of Evagrius Ponticus. First, the author of thearticle outlines an ascetic perspective in the life and the environment of: St. Anthonythe Hermit, St. Pachomius and the hermits of the settlements in Nitria, Kellia andScetis. Then, he discusses in details elements of the hermit diet. Finally, he presentsthe theological and moral premises of their fasting practices.
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