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Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives alone in a remote place apart from the world, cultivating faith through prayer and ascetic discipline. The tradition originated with the monks of the Egyptian desert in the third and fourth centuries.
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- AugustiniansHistory
The Augustinians are a Catholic mendicant order that follows the Rule of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. The order was formed in 1256, when several groups of hermits were united into a single body. It is also known as the order to which Martin Luther belonged as a friar before the Reformation.
- Desert FathersHistory
The Desert Fathers were Christian hermits who withdrew into the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria from roughly the third to the fifth century to devote themselves to prayer and ascetic living. They are regarded as the starting point of the Christian monastic tradition.
- CarmelitesHistory
The Carmelites are a Catholic religious order that originated in a community of hermits on Mount Carmel in the twelfth century. The order's life centers on contemplative prayer: remaining in silence before God and gazing upon him.
- Anthony of EgyptPeople
Anthony of Egypt (c. 251–356) was an early church hermit who lived a solitary monastic life in the Egyptian desert. He is often called the "Father of Monasticism."
- JeromePeople
Jerome (c. 347–420) was a biblical scholar and Church Father of the ancient Western church. He translated the Latin Bible known as the Vulgate.
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