Church History 8 Monks Mark Hagen April 11, 2004

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Church History 8MonksMark HagenApril 11, 2004
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Timeline200-600 A.D.
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The Temptation of St. Antonydetail from
theIsenheim Altarpieceby Matthias Grunewald
(c. 1515)
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St. Antony Visits St. Paul in the
Desertdetail from theIsenheim Altarpieceby
Matthias Grunewald (c. 1515)
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Timeline200-600 A.D.
Antony (250-356)
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St. Jerome Readingby Giovanni Bellini(c.
1480)
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Benedict (480-547)
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Monte Cassino Monastery of St. Benedict
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Timeline200-600 A.D.
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The soul, said the monk, is chained to the flesh
as a prisoner to a corpse. Bruce Shelley, Church
History in Plain Language, p.123
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Church History 8Monks
Timeline200-600 A.D.
Antony (250-356)
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Benedict (480-547)