Monasteries; Hermits; Monks; Anthony, of Egypt, Saint, ca. 250-355 or 6; Persecution; Patriarchs and patriarchate; Paul, the Hermit, Saint, d. ca. 341; Historians; Administration; Abbots; Churches; Iconography; Manuscripts; Mary, Blessed Virgin,...
Temples; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.; Roman Empire; Diocletian, Emperor of Rome, 245-313; Persians; Arab Conquest of Egypt; Christianity; Churches