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Sayings of the Fathers
See Apophthegmata — the collected wisdom of the desert elders.
The Sayings of the Fathers (Apophthegmata Patrum) are already defined under Apophthegmata. Additional note: the Sayings exist in two principal collections. The Alphabetical Collection (Alphabetikon) organizes the sayings by the name of the elder — from Antony to Zosima. The Systematic Collection (Systematikon) organizes them by topic — on humility, on prayer, on charity, on stillness. Both collections are authoritative; together they represent the living voice of the first Christian contemplatives.