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The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection by Athanasius Alexandria

The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection: Audiobook

Book 97 of the Lumen series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Mitchell (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
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2026released
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  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.

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The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection is book 97 of Athanasius Alexandria's Lumen series: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by James Mitchell, released July 23, 2026, on the Christianity and Bibles & Biblical Studies shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
James Mitchell
Released
July 23, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Christianity, Bibles & Biblical Studies
Series
Lumen #97
ISBN
9798240193316

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How long is The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection as an audiobook?

The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection?

The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection is narrated by James Mitchell.

Is The Complete Desert Fathers, Monastic Miracles and Ascetic Lives: The Life of Saint Antony, The Lausiac History, The Life of St. Symeon the Stylite, Apocalypse of Shenoute, Navigatio Sancti Brendani, and More in One Lost Christian Origins Collection worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.