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to sustain him—now issuing forth to instruct and encourage the multitudes who flocked to hear
him. Pilgrims of all nations—as of old the people brought from every town and village their
sick and dying ones to the feet of Jesus—brought to him the troubles of their souls to be
remedied. The subtle philosopher came with his perplexity and doubt to find not an ignorant
recluse, but a man ingenious and eloquent, well able to explain and to defend the mighty
mystery of Redemption. Thus he became the head and chief of the anchorites of the Thebaid.
His next work was to fashion these disciples into coenobites (from koivos, " common," and (3t6w,
"EL MAHARRAD," PHARAN (FEIRAN).
These ruins are all that remain of the great church and old monastic establishment of Pharan. The Bedawin grow small patches of maize,
bearded wheat, and tobacco about here.
" to live "), for he saw the necessity of substituting for a life of isolation that life in common—
so difficult to endure, but which is so wholesome for the breaking down of pride and the
bringing into active being religious fervour. Anthony's influence was great even with
Constantine, who, as well as his sons, wrote to him as to a father, recommending to him the
destinies of the new Rome. During Maximin's (a.d. 311) persecution he went down to
Alexandria to comfort and encourage the martyrs there ; and again he paid the great com-
mercial city a visit at the request of his friend Athanasius in a.d. 335, in order to preach
against the Arians. But his stay could not have been long, for " fish die," said he, " when
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to sustain him—now issuing forth to instruct and encourage the multitudes who flocked to hear
him. Pilgrims of all nations—as of old the people brought from every town and village their
sick and dying ones to the feet of Jesus—brought to him the troubles of their souls to be
remedied. The subtle philosopher came with his perplexity and doubt to find not an ignorant
recluse, but a man ingenious and eloquent, well able to explain and to defend the mighty
mystery of Redemption. Thus he became the head and chief of the anchorites of the Thebaid.
His next work was to fashion these disciples into coenobites (from koivos, " common," and (3t6w,
"EL MAHARRAD," PHARAN (FEIRAN).
These ruins are all that remain of the great church and old monastic establishment of Pharan. The Bedawin grow small patches of maize,
bearded wheat, and tobacco about here.
" to live "), for he saw the necessity of substituting for a life of isolation that life in common—
so difficult to endure, but which is so wholesome for the breaking down of pride and the
bringing into active being religious fervour. Anthony's influence was great even with
Constantine, who, as well as his sons, wrote to him as to a father, recommending to him the
destinies of the new Rome. During Maximin's (a.d. 311) persecution he went down to
Alexandria to comfort and encourage the martyrs there ; and again he paid the great com-
mercial city a visit at the request of his friend Athanasius in a.d. 335, in order to preach
against the Arians. But his stay could not have been long, for " fish die," said he, " when