Evagrius Ponticus
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Evagrius Ponticus was a 4th-century Christian monk and theologian known for his influential teachings on asceticism, prayer, and the analysis of sinful thoughts in early Eastern monasticism.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian monk
ⓘ
Church Father ⓘ Desert Father ⓘ ascetic writer ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basil of Caesarea
ⓘ
Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ibora ⓘ |
| birthProvince | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Pontus ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 345 ⓘ |
| conceptDeveloped | eight evil thoughts ⓘ |
| condemnedAs | Origenist ⓘ |
| councilParticipation |
First Council of Constantinople
ⓘ
First Council of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Second Ecumenical Council
|
| deathPlace | Kellia ⓘ |
| deathRegion | Egypt ⓘ |
| deathYear | 399 ⓘ |
| educatedBy | Basil of Caesarea ⓘ |
| eightEvilThoughtsInclude |
acedia
ⓘ
anger ⓘ avarice ⓘ fornication ⓘ gluttony ⓘ pride ⓘ sadness ⓘ vainglory ⓘ |
| emphasized |
discernment of thoughts
ⓘ
purification of the mind ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| era |
4th century
ⓘ
early Byzantine period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ascetic theology
ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ spiritual psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox spirituality
John Cassian ⓘ St. Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
surface form:
Maximus the Confessor
Western monasticism ⓘ doctrine of seven deadly sins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of sinful thoughts
ⓘ
development of Christian mysticism ⓘ doctrine of eight evil thoughts ⓘ influence on Eastern monasticism ⓘ teachings on asceticism ⓘ writings on prayer ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Greek ⓘ |
| laterLivedIn |
Sahara Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian desert
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| monasticAffiliation | Desert monasticism ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| posthumousReception | some works condemned as heretical ⓘ |
| practiced | eremitic life ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| servedAs | deacon of Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ |
| worksPreservedIn |
Armenian tradition
ⓘ
Greek tradition ⓘ Latin tradition ⓘ Syriac tradition ⓘ |
| wrote |
Chapters on Prayer
ⓘ
Gnostikos ⓘ Gnostikos ⓘ
surface form:
Kephalaia Gnostica
Praktikos ⓘ Scholia on Proverbs ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Maximus the Confessor