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Benedicta Ward

Benedicta Ward, SLG is a sister of the Community of Sisters of the Love of God and one of the world authorities on English spirituality and desert monasticism. She is Reader in the History of Christian Spirituality at the University of Oxford and an honorary lecturer at Harris Manchester College. Sr. Benedicta has written many books over a long career including The Sayings of the Desert Fathers , Harlots of the Desert , and The Venerable Bede . She lives in Oxford, England.