Sarabaites

As Sarabaites ( Coptic sar " scattered " and abet " Monastery " ) is a grouping of early Christian monks was called, who lived mainly in the 4th and 5th centuries in very small groups, especially in Egypt without control and without hierarchy.

The Sarabaites shaved his hair like slaves and helped beards like the ancient philosophers. Circumcision is said to be obligatory for them. They lived in or at the edge of cities or went about. Your life was given up to the 9th century.

Your reputation with respect to their lifestyle was very doubtful. They were criticized by John Cassian on Jerome up to Benedict. The latter she does not portray " in the Lord's sheepfold, but trapped in their own Law is to them what pleases them and what they require. What they choose to do they call holy, what they do not want, that they hold to be unlawful. "

Its negative reputation was surpassed only by that of the Gyrovagen.

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