The author said that monks became white martyrs. What did he mean by that?
A) Monks tended to die in the desert after having witnessed a life of purity
B) Instead of battling the beasts of the Coliseum, they battled against the beasts of internal sinfulness
C) By praying unceasingly, their faces were offered up to God and became radiant
D) They were said to join the early martyrs by their dying to themselves
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