St. John Climacus

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Christian monk Christian saint Church Father Eastern Orthodox saint ascetic writer ascetical work spiritual treatise theologian

St. John Climacus was a 7th-century Christian monk and ascetic writer best known for his influential spiritual treatise "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," a classic of Eastern Orthodox spirituality.

Aliases (2)

The Ladder of Divine Ascent ×5
John Climacus ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian monk → Christian saint → Church Father → Eastern Orthodox saint → ascetic writer → ascetical work → spiritual treatise → theologian →
approximateBirthYear	c. 579 →
approximateDeathYear	c. 649 →
associatedWith	Ladder iconography → Sinai desert →
author	St. John Climacus →
birthCentury	6th century →
deathCentury	7th century →
feastDay	Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) → March 30 →
fieldOfWork	Christian spirituality → ascetic theology → monastic spirituality →
influenced	Eastern Christian monasticism → hesychast spirituality → later Byzantine spiritual writers →
knownFor	influence on Eastern Orthodox spirituality → teachings on asceticism → writing The Ladder of Divine Ascent →
language	Greek →
majorWork	The Ladder of Divine Ascent →
name	John Climacus → John Scholasticus of Sinai → John of the Ladder →
occupation	abbot → monk → writer →
placeOfActivity	Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai → Sinai →
position	abbot of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai →
religion	Christianity →
religiousOrder	Monasticism →
religiousTradition	Eastern Orthodox Christianity → Eastern Orthodox spirituality →
subjectOf	icon “The Ladder of Divine Ascent” →
veneratedIn	Catholic Church → Eastern Orthodox Church → Oriental Orthodox Churches →
wroteAbout	detachment from worldly things → humility → prayer → repentance →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Ladder of Divine Ascent →	author
Philokalia →	containsWorkBy
hesychast tradition ("John Climacus") →	influencedBy
St. John Climacus ("John Climacus") →	name