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anchorite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In Christianity, an
anchorite or
anc****t (female: anc****ss; from
Ancient Gr**** ἀναχωρέω (anakhōréō) 'I withdraw...
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Desert Fathers do
attest to it. In Egypt, the
terms more
often used are
anc****tism (Gr. ἀναχώρησις, "withdrawal, retreat"), and
anchorite (Gr. ἀναχωρητής...
- I.—Hermits and Pilgrims. [...] II.—Origin of Monks. The
hermits and
anc****ts, as they were called, were held in high esteem, and
thousands of pilgrims...
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Cistercian Publications. ISBN 978-0879079598. "Saint John the Dwarf,
Anc****t of Scete.
September 15. Rev.
Alban Butler. 1866.
Volume IX: September....
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Jucundus 485
Bishop of
Bologna Vindemialis 485
Calogerus ("the
Anc****t") 486
Censurius 486
Bishop of
Auxerre Cannatus 487 Bishop...
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Retrieved 17
March 2018. Butler, Alban. "St. Macarius, of Alexandria,
Anc****t", The
Lives of the Saints. 1866 This
article incorporates text from this...
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thrown into the sea with
stones tied to
their necks." "In Palestine, the
anc****t St. Zozimus, who
buried the
remains of St. Mary of Egypt." "At Constantinople...
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subject as it was to the powerful. Thus was born the Eastern-style
anc****tism, in the West
where hermits considered themselves freed from all bonds...
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William (1840). Tait's
Edinburgh Magazine. W. Tait. p. 298. "Saint Bavo,
Anc****t,
Patron of Ghent.
October 1. Rev.
Alban Butler. 1866.
Volume X: October...
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public station, and to lead the life of an
anc****t in some less
frequented spot". An
anc****t (or anchorite) is
someone who
retires from ordinary...
