Development
The Skete monastic style of monasticism fell out of favor with the church at the beginning of the Middle Ages. This is due mostly to the need for relative safety that more traditional cenobite communities offered. Skete monasteries still exist, and the monastery of Saint Macarius the Great still stands and has a thriving Skete community.
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