Table of Contents Preface 9 Foreword 13 Author's Note 19 Table of Place Names 23 Chronological Table 24 Introduction 27 I. Eastern Gaul in the Fifth and Early sixth Centuries: An Historical Overview 27 II. The Way of the Desert 33 III. The Lives of the Jura Fathers 47 IV. Spirituality and Way of Life 61 V. In the Footsteps of the Jura Fathers 81 The Life of the Jura Fathers 95 I. The Life of Saint Romanus 101 II. The Life of Saint Lupicinus 133 III.

The Life of Saint Eugendus 157 Appendix I: A Letter from Avitus, Bishop of Vienne, to Viventiolus, Priest at the Jura Monasteries 185 Appendix II: The Passion of the Martyrs of Agaune, Saint Maurice and His Companions by Eucherius of Lyon 187 Appendix III: In Praise of the Desert by Eucherius of Lyon 197 Bibliography 217 Index of Scriptural and Patristic References 227 Index of Names 233 Index of Subjects 239.