John Scholasticus of Sinai

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Christian monk Christian writer Eastern Orthodox saint ascetic saint

John Scholasticus of Sinai, better known as St. John Climacus, was a 7th-century Christian monk and ascetic whose spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" became one of the most influential works in Eastern Orthodox monasticism.

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Label	Occurrences
John Scholasticus Climacus	1
John Scholasticus of Sinai canonical	1
John of Sinai	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian monk ⓘ Christian writer ⓘ Eastern Orthodox saint ⓘ ascetic ⓘ saint ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	St. John Climacus ⓘ surface form: John Climacus John Sinaites ⓘ John of the Ladder ⓘ St. John Climacus ⓘ
birthCentury	7th century ⓘ
commemoratedOn	March 30 ⓘ
countryOfActivity	Byzantine Empire ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Christian spirituality ⓘ asceticism ⓘ monasticism ⓘ
floruitCentury	7th century ⓘ
influenced	Byzantine spirituality ⓘ Eastern Orthodox monasticism ⓘ hesychasm ⓘ
influencedBy	Evagrius Ponticus ⓘ John Cassian ⓘ earlier Desert Fathers ⓘ
languageOfWork	Greek ⓘ
literaryForm	spiritual ladder of 30 steps ⓘ
majorWorkGenre	ascetical treatise ⓘ spiritual manual ⓘ
monastery	Saint Catherine’s Monastery ⓘ surface form: Saint Catherine's Monastery
notableWork	The Ladder of Divine Ascent ⓘ
occupation	abbot ⓘ monk ⓘ spiritual writer ⓘ theologian ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Saint Catherine’s Monastery ⓘ surface form: Saint Catherine's Monastery Sinai desert ⓘ surface form: Sinai
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder	Sinai monasticism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
subjectOfWork	Christian perfection ⓘ detachment ⓘ humility ⓘ ladder of virtues ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ obedience ⓘ prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ
veneratedIn	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St. John Climacus → name → John Scholasticus of Sinai ⓘ

John of the Ladder → alsoKnownAs → John Scholasticus of Sinai ⓘ

this entity surface form: John of Sinai

John of the Ladder → alsoKnownAs → John Scholasticus of Sinai ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Scholasticus Climacus