FEB. 14: ASCETICISM
Problematizing sexuality: Adam and Eve

Ascending the ladder of piety (or not): icon from Mount Sinai


Where the demons live: the Egyptian desert


Antony, the first monk (Greek orthodox icon):

Demons, Demons and More Demons: The Temptation of St. Anthony (Marten de Vos, 16th century)

St. Jerome in the Wilderness (Veronese, c.1580)

Ascetic celebrities of the East: Stylites ("pillar saints")


Qalat Siman, Syria: church built around site of Simeon's pillar

A Prostitute turned Saint: Mary of Egypt
