Lausiac History, Chapter 58: The Monks of Antinoë
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The Monks of Antinoë [1] Having spent four years at Antinoë in the Thebaid, in so long a time I acquired knowledge also of the local monasteries. For some 1200 men are settled round the city, who live by their hands and are extremely ascetic. Reckoned among these there are also anchorites who have shut…