St. Mark the Ascetic

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St. Mark the Ascetic was a fifth-century Christian monk and spiritual writer renowned for his influential ascetical and theological treatises on inner prayer, repentance, and grace.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monk
Christian theologian
Church Father
Eastern Christian saint
ascetic writer
saint
alternativeName Mark the Hermit
Mark the Monk
centuryActive 5th century
doctrineEmphasized divine grace
inner prayer
purity of heart
repentance
spiritual vigilance
synergy of human freedom and divine grace
fieldOfWork Christian mysticism
asceticism
spiritual theology
gender male
honorificPrefix Saint
includedIn Philokalia
influenced Byzantine spiritual writers
Eastern Christian monasticism
Philokalic spirituality
hesychast tradition
knownFor ascetical writings
spiritual treatises
teachings on grace
teachings on inner prayer
teachings on repentance
languageOfWork Greek
notableWork On Baptism
On Repentance
On Those Who Think They Are Justified by Works
On Those Who Think They Are Justified by Works
surface form: On Those Who Think They Are Made Righteous by Works

On the Spiritual Law
occupation monk
theologian
writer
religion Christianity
theologicalOrientation anti-Pelagian
tradition Byzantine Christian tradition
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Church
veneratedIn Eastern Catholic Churches
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox Churches

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Philokalia containsWorkBy St. Mark the Ascetic