Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun ' designs' Leila Salloum Elias (Penn State

Leila Salloum Elias (Penn State / Northampton Community College)

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Sethi and Sethos) ruled for around a decade in the early thirteenth century BC

Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al-Natrun ' designs' Leila Salloum Elias (Penn StateEdited by Maged Mikhail and Mark Moussa Wadi al Natrun, a depression in the Western Desert of Egypt, is one of the most important centers for the development and continued thriving of the Coptic monastic tradition. Christianity and monasticism have prospered there from as early as the fourth century until the present day, when four major monasteries still flourish. Here, international specialists in Coptology, examine various aspects of Coptic