John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent

John Climacus,

Norman Russell(Translator)

John Climacus,

Norman Russell(Translator)

600 • 340 pages

John Climacus (c. 579-649) was abbot of the monastery of Catherine on Mount Sinai. His Ladder was the most widely used handbook of the ascetical life in the ancient Greek Church.

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