Monks of Mount Izla Author:Dale A. Johnson This is a translation of three Syriac MSS from the monasteries of Tur Abdin in SE Turkey concerning the lives of Syriac Saints of the 4-6th centuries. These little known saints add to our hagiogrpahical knowledge and historical data on early monastic developments in the region. Several of the chapters have been previously published in peer re... more »viewed quarterlies such as Cistercian Studies and Benedictine Review.« less