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An apostolic lifestyle characterized by total material renunciation, homelessness, and begging was practiced by monks throughout the Roman Empire in the fourth and fifth centuries. Such monks often served as spiritual advisors to urban aristocrats whose patronage gave them considerable authority and independence from episcopal control. This book is the first comprehensive

Title : Wandering, Begging Monks: Spiritual Authority and the Promotion of Monasticism in Late Antiquity
Author : Daniel Folger Caner
Language : en
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