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The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity by Palladius Palladius

The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity: Audiobook

Book 127 of the Lumen series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity runs 7.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Mitchell (about 4.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

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Christianitystore shelf
2026released
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  • At 7.1 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity is book 127 of Palladius Palladius's Lumen series: a 7.1-hour unabridged recording, read by James Mitchell, released August 5, 2026, on the Christianity and Bibles & Biblical Studies shelves.

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Length
7.1 hrs
Narrated by
James Mitchell
Released
August 5, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Christianity, Bibles & Biblical Studies
Series
Lumen #127
ISBN
9798182601993

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How long is The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity as an audiobook?

The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity runs 7.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.7 hours.

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Who narrates The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity?

The Complete Desert Fathers and Christian Asceticism Collection: Life of Saint Antony, Lausiac History, Life of St Symeon the Stylite and the Founding Voices of Monastic Christianity is narrated by James Mitchell.