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    John Climacus (Greek: Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος; Latin: Ioannes Climacus; Arabic: يوحنا السلمي, romanized: Yuḥana al-Sêlmi), also known as John of the Ladder...
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  • Climacus may refer to: John Climacus, a 7th-century Greek monk and saint Climacus (neume), one of the ligature note shapes in Gregorian chant notation...
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    Roman Catholicism, written by John Climacus in c. 600 AD at the Saint Catherine's Monastery; it was requested by John, Abbot of the Raithu monastery...
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  • historian John Climacus (579–649), Syrian or Byzantine monk and abbot John Scholasticus (died 577), 32nd Patriarch of Constantinople Patriarch John IV of Constantinople...
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    John the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης; Latin: Ioannes c. 6 AD – c. 100 AD; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox...
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  • of Holy Fathers), The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John Climacus, and "Letters" by Barsanuphius and John the Prophet. Theophan the Recluse writes: "whoever...
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    Mount Sinai. The icon represents the theological teachings of John Climacus, also known as John of the Ladder, as represented in the ascetical treatise The...
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    back to at least the 4th century. Evagrius Ponticus (345–399), John Climacus (St. John of Sinai; 6th–7th century), Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662)...
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    prayer'." A similar idea is recommended in the Ladder of Divine Ascent of John Climacus (circa 523–606), who recommends the regular practice of a monologistos...
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    John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي, romanized: Yūḥana ad-Dimashqī; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός, romanized: Ioánnēs ho Damaskēnós, IPA: [ioˈanis o...
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    Ponticus (345–399), John Climacus (6th–7th century), Maximus the Confessor (c. 580–662), and Symeon the New Theologian (949–1022). John Climacus, in his influential...
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    author John Chong (beekeeper), Singaporean beekeeper John Clavie (died 1607), Scottish apothecary John Climacus (579–649), Christian monk John Chaffee...
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    John Chrysostom (/ˈkrɪsəstəm, krɪˈsɒstəm/; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος; c. 347 – 14 September 407 AD) was an important Early Church Father who served...
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    John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how many...
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    Christ's prayer in the wilderness. In the same decade, the parish of St. John Climacus organized Orthodox religious teaching for school-age children, with...
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    and deacon. The Sunday which ends the fourth week is dedicated to St. John Climacus, whose work, The Ladder of Divine Ascent has been read throughout the...
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    influence thanks to the classical work The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John Climacus. As such, the Carthusian monk Guigo II used it as inspiration for his...
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    John Henry Newman CO (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet, first as an Anglican...
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    as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist Christian traditions, Saint John by certain...
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    of church attendance for the continuance of the faith, such as Saint John Climacus, who declared that "A sure sign of the deadening of the soul is the...
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  • Horsiesius Hospitius Mother Irini Isaac of Nineveh Isidore of Pelusium John Climacus John the Dwarf Macarius of Alexandria Macarius of Egypt Marina the Monk...
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    Kincaid John Calvin Isaac Watts, John Brown, and James Wood. Charles Spurgeon once stated that Jesus is "the true Michael" and "the only Archangel". John Gill...
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  • Catholics generally regard the Patristic period to have ended with the death of John of Damascus in 749.[citation needed] However, Orthodox Christians believe...
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  • reference to theology, Church history and Orthodoxy. The term was used by John Henry Newman in an article published in 1859 under the title "On Consulting...
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    John Fisher (c. 19 October 1469 – 22 June 1535) was an English Catholic bishop, and theologian. Fisher was also an academic and Chancellor of the University...
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  • spiritual age and requires "three renunciations" (Evagrius, St. John Cassian, St. John Climacus): separation from the world, inner fight with passions, acquisition...
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    they had a sharp argument about taking John Mark with them on their trips. The Acts of the Apostles said that John Mark had left them in a previous trip...
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    Evagrius Pontikos established the practice of hesychasm and influenced John Climacus' book The Ladder of Divine Ascent by the 7th century. These meditative...
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  • he was with Bill Haley & His Comets Klymaxx, an all-female R&B band John Climacus, 7th-century Christian monk at the monastery on Mount Sinai Climax Lawrence...
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    in the one sinless man, Jesus Christ. (See Jesus' prayer as recorded in John 17.) This reconciliation is made actual through the struggle to conform to...
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