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Two monastic elders - the "Great Old Man" Barsanuphius, and the "Other Old Man" John - flourished in the southern region around Gaza in the early part of the sixth century. Maintaining strict seclusion, they spoke to others only through letters by way of Abba Seridos, the abbot of their monastic, desert community.Barsanuphius is the author of 'Letters from the Desert A Selection of Questions and Responses' with ISBN 9780881412543 and ISBN 0881412546.
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