books.google.co.uk - Wadi al-Natrun, a depression in the Western Desert of Egypt, west of the Nile Delta and 23 meters below sea level, is one of the most important centers for the development and continued thriving of the Coptic monastic tradition. Christianity and monasticism have flourished there from as early as the...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Christianity_and_Monasticism_in_Wadi_Al.html?id=4eBv2vuo7lYC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareChristianity and Monasticism in Wadi Al-Natrun
