church history 8 monks mark hagen april 11, 2004

Church History 8Church History 8MonksMonks

Mark HagenMark HagenApril 11, 2004April 11, 2004


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The Temptation The Temptation of St. Antonyof St. Antony

detail from thedetail from theIsenheim Isenheim AltarpieceAltarpieceby Matthias by Matthias Grunewald Grunewald (c. 1515)(c. 1515)


St. Antony Visits St. Antony Visits St. Paul in the St. Paul in the DesertDesert

detail from thedetail from theIsenheim Isenheim AltarpieceAltarpieceby Matthias by Matthias Grunewald Grunewald (c. 1515)(c. 1515)



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Antony (250-356)Antony (250-356)


St. Jerome St. Jerome ReadingReading

by Giovanni Belliniby Giovanni Bellini(c. 1480)(c. 1480)



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Benedict (480-547)Benedict (480-547)


Monte Cassino Monastery of St. Benedict Monte Cassino Monastery of St. Benedict



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““The soul, said the monk, is chained to The soul, said the monk, is chained to the flesh as a prisoner to a corpse.”the flesh as a prisoner to a corpse.”

Bruce Shelley, Bruce Shelley, Church History Church History in Plain Languagein Plain Language, p.123, p.123



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church history 8 monks mark hagen april 11, 2004

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