Александр, игумен
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1. The brother came to the monastery of Abba Gerasim and said to its abbot Alexander: “I want to leave my place of residence.” Alexander answered him: “My son! the remembrance of neither the kingdom of heaven nor eternal torment has been imprinted in your mind. If this remembrance were present to you, then you would not even want to leave your cell” 223.
2. Hegumen Alexander says to his disciple Vincent: “My son! our fathers were looking for desert and sorrow, but we are looking for cities and peace” 224.
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