 Religious seekers also began going to the desert seeking advice and counsel from the early Desert Fathers.By the time of Anthony's death, there were so many men and women living in the desert in celibacy that it was described as "a city" by Anthony's biographer.The first Conciliar document on celibacy of the Western Christian Church (Canon 33 of the Synod of Elvira, ) states that the discipline of celibacy is to refrain from the "use" of marriage, i.e.