"Johannes Climacus" redirects here. For the philosopher who used this pseudonym, see Søren Kierkegaard.
Saint
John Climacus
Thirteenth century icon of St. John Climacus; to either side are Saint George and Saint Blaise (Novgorod School)
Born
c. 579 CE Syria
Died
March 649 (aged 69–70) Mount Sinai
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Feast
30 March, Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
Attributes
Clothed as a monk, sometimes with an Abbot's paterissa (crozier), sometimes holding a copy of his Ladder
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John Climacus (Greek: Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; Latin: Ioannes Climacus; Arabic: يوحنا السلمي, romanized: Yuḥana al-Sêlmi), also known as John of the Ladder, John Scholasticus and John Sinaites, was a 6th–7th century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai.[1] He is revered as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.
^Zecher, Jonathan L. (2013), "The Angelic Life in Desert and Ladder: John Climacus's Re-Formulation of Ascetic Spirituality", Journal of Early Christian Studies, 21 (1): 111–136, doi:10.1353/earl.2013.0006, ISSN 1086-3184, S2CID 170616546
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of Holy Fathers), The Ladder of Divine Ascent by JohnClimacus, and "Letters" by Barsanuphius and John the Prophet. Theophan the Recluse writes: "whoever...
John the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox...
back to at least the 4th century. Evagrius Ponticus (345–399), JohnClimacus (St. John of Sinai)(6th-7th century), Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662)...
prayer'." A similar idea is recommended in the Ladder of Divine Ascent of JohnClimacus (circa 523–606), who recommends the regular practice of a monologistos...
and deacon. The Sunday which ends the fourth week is dedicated to St. JohnClimacus, whose work, The Ladder of Divine Ascent has been read throughout the...
Ponticus (345–399), JohnClimacus (6th–7th century), Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662), and Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022). JohnClimacus, in his influential...
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First Crusade". ISBN 978-0-393-05975-5 p. 231. Chryssavgis, John (March 2017). JohnClimacus From the Egyptian Desert to the Sinaite Mountain. Taylor &...
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of church attendance for the continuance of the faith, such as Saint JohnClimacus, who declared that "A sure sign of the deadening of the soul is the...
beheading had actually occurred within May as well, on the 30th day.] O'Hanlon, John (1875). Lives of the Irish Saints. Vol. 5. Dublin: James Duffy and Sons....
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John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of...
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