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.

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Label	Occurrences
John Climacus	8
St. John Climacus canonical	4
John Climacus the Sinaite	1

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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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	St. John Climacus self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Climacus John Scholasticus of Sinai ⓘ John of the Ladder ⓘ
occupation	abbot ⓘ monk ⓘ writer ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Saint Catherine’s Monastery ⓘ surface form: Saint Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai Sinai Peninsula ⓘ surface form: 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	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches
wroteAbout	detachment from worldly things ⓘ humility ⓘ prayer ⓘ repentance ⓘ