St. Symeon the New Theologian

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Byzantine monk Christian mystic Christian saint Christian theologian spiritual writer

St. Symeon the New Theologian was a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk, mystic, and spiritual writer renowned for his teachings on inner prayer, direct experience of God, and the transformative work of the Holy Spirit in the Christian life.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Symeon the New Theologian	13
St. Symeon the New Theologian canonical	2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Byzantine monk ⓘ Christian mystic ⓘ Christian saint ⓘ Christian theologian ⓘ spiritual writer ⓘ
birthDate	949 ⓘ
birthPlace	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Galatai, Paphlagonia ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	10th century ⓘ 11th century ⓘ
churchTradition	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
deathDate	1022 ⓘ
deathPlace	Byzantine Empire ⓘ Chrysopolis ⓘ
denomination	Byzantine Rite ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Christianity
feastDay	12 March ⓘ
honorificTitle	Saint Mary ⓘ surface form: Saint The New Theologian ⓘ
influenced	St. Gregory Palamas ⓘ surface form: Gregory Palamas later hesychast tradition ⓘ
knownFor	critique of formalism in religious life ⓘ doctrine of the indwelling Holy Spirit ⓘ emphasis on direct experience of God ⓘ hymns about divine light ⓘ insistence on personal conversion and repentance ⓘ teachings on inner prayer ⓘ writings on Christian mysticism ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
monasteryAffiliation	Monastery of St. Mamas in Constantinople ⓘ
monasticRole	abbot ⓘ
nationality	Byzantine ⓘ
occupation	abbot of St. Mamas monastery ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
residence	Istanbul ⓘ surface form: Constantinople
sharesTitleTheologianWith	Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ Apostle John ⓘ surface form: John the Theologian
spiritualEmphasis	confession and obedience to a spiritual father ⓘ experience of God available to all baptized Christians ⓘ
spiritualPractice	hesychastic prayer ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ
theologicalTheme	deification (theosis) ⓘ importance of spiritual fatherhood ⓘ inner transformation of the Christian ⓘ personal experience of the Holy Spirit ⓘ vision of the uncreated light ⓘ
titleCount	one of the three saints called Theologian in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
veneration	Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
workAuthored	Catechetical Discourses ⓘ Ethical Discourses ⓘ Hymns of Divine Love ⓘ Chapters on Prayer ⓘ surface form: Theological and Practical Chapters

Referenced by (15)

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Philokalia → containsWorkBy → St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ

St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite → influencedBy → St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ

hesychast tradition → influencedBy → St. Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ