The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent is an ascetic work written for monastics by John Climacus around 600 AD forJohn, the Abbot of Raithu, a monastery located on the shores of the Red Sea.The work proved to be popular even outside monasteries. At present, it is widelyread in the Eastern Orthodox church, especially during the period of Lent before Easter.The book presents the means of ascending to the highest degree of religious perfection bya series of thirty steps, which recall the thirty years of the life of Christ,the most holy example of religious perfection.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Climacus
John [Climacus
John] - Language
- English
- Release date
- 2017
