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Lausiac History
Also known as Historia Lausiaca
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- founded or start. 5th centurylow · Wikidata P571
Palladius' 419/420 portraits of monks and women ascetics in Egypt and Palestine.
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The Lausiac History is a seminal work archiving the Desert Fathers written in 419–420 AD by Palladius of Galatia, at the request of Lausus, chamberlain at the court of the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II.
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- The Lausiac History · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
- Dialogue on the life of St. John Chrysostom · Tertullian Project (Additional Fathers)Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
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- Lausiac History · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q3011079 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- The Lausiac History · PalladiusAccessed 2026-11-12 · Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
- Dialogue on the life of St. John Chrysostom · PalladiusAccessed 2026-11-12 · Per page; Roger Pearse places his own translations in the public domain, others vary. Link only.
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monasticism · 5th-century