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References
- 1 2 Ward, Benedicta (1984). The sayings of the Desert Fathers: the alphabetical collection. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 0-87907-959-2.
- ↑ Vivian, Tim (2008). Witness to Holiness: Abba Daniel of Scetis. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications. ISBN 978-0-87907-419-7.
- ↑ "Arsenius the Great". Encyclopedia Britannica. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
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