Tag: fifth century

• The Girl Who Became Fire

  The Life of Saint Zoe of Caesarea (5th Century) The slave auction in Caesarea smelled of salt and sweat and… Read more.

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  The Scholar Who Wrote Ten Thousand Letters

  The Life of Saint Isidore of Pelusium (ca. 360-436) The ship rocked against the Egyptian harbor, and the young man… Read more.

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  The Woman Who Chose the Desert Over Gold

  The Life of Saint Mary of Egypt (c. 344-421) For seventeen years, Mary lived in Alexandria, the greatest city in… Read more.