Conférence : Denva Gallant, « Illustrating the Vitae patrum. The Rise of the Eremitic Ideal in Fourteenth-Century Italy », Florence, Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai, 1er mars 2023
In the late third and fourth centuries, a number of men and women from Egypt, Palestine, and Syria chose to make a daring break with society, renouncing their familial claims and wealth so that they could lead a life of perfection in the desert. By withdrawing from society to the desert to undergo the ultimate test of faith, these men and women, known to later generations as the Desert Fathers and Mothers, committed themselves to...