<Li> Upon his return from the Council of Sardica , Saint Athanasius established the first Christian monastery in Europe circa 344 near modern - day Chirpan in Bulgaria . </Li>
<Li> Upon his return from the Council of Sardica , Saint Athanasius established the first Christian monastery in Europe circa 344 near modern - day Chirpan in Bulgaria . </Li>
who founded the first monastery ever in the history of christianity
who founded the first monastery ever in the history of christianity
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