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Maxims of the Fathers

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Maxims of the Fathers) Name given to various collections of aphorisms and anecdotes illustrative of the spiritual life, of ascetic and monastic principles, and of Christian ethics; attributed to the more prominent hermits and monks who dwelt in the Egyptian deserts in the 4th century.

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Entry for 'Maxims of the Fathers'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​m/maxims-of-the-fathers.html. 1910.
 
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