The movement often took epidemic proportions: in the 4th century, there were 24.000 hermits in the Egyptian desert alone, who dwelled in graves, in caverns, on trees (dendrites), and even on pillars (stylites).
De beweging nam vaak epidemische proporties aan: in de 4e eeuw waren er alleen reeds in de Egyptische woestijn 24.000, die zich ophielden in graven, holen, bomen (dendrieten), ja zelfs op zuilen (stylieten).ParaCrawl Corpus ParaCrawl Corpus