Standing in the breach : the significance and function of the saints in the letters of Barsanuphius and John of Gaza
<p>In this article I attempt to approach the concept of the saint in late antiquity from a theological rather than a socio-historical perspective. Using the abundant correspondence of Barsanuphius and John of Gaza, I look at how they conceived of the saints, the unmistakable importance they at...
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Johns Hopkins University Press
2009
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