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- Gregory Palamas was a monk of Mount Athos in Greece and later Archbishop of Thessalonica known as a preeminent theologian of Hesychasm. He is...
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- The Jesus Prayer, also called the Prayer of the Heart by some Church Fathers, is a short, formulaic prayer often uttered repeatedly. It has been...
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- male, deceased (1833)
- Saint Seraphim of Sarov, born Prokhor Moshnin (Прохор Мошнин), is one of the most renowned Russian monks and mystics in the Eastern Orthodox Chu...
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- male, deceased (1022)
- Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022) is one of three saints of the Eastern Orthodox church to have been given the title of Theologian (the others...
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- male, deceased (606)
- John Climacus, also known as John of the Ladder, "John Scholasticus" and "John Sinaites", was a 6th century Christian monk at the monastery on...
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- male, deceased (1894)
- St. Theophan the Recluse, also known as "Theophan Zatvornik" (Russian: Феофан Затворник), (1815-1894) is a well-known saint in the Russian Orthodo...
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- Christian monasticism was and continued to be a lay condition—monks depended on a local parish church for the sacraments. However, if the mo...
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- male, deceased (1958)
- Vladimir Nikolayevich Lossky (February 7, 1958) was an influential Eastern Orthodox theologian in exile from Russia. He emphasized "theosis" as the...
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- male, deceased (433)
- Saint John Cassian (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis) is a Christian theologian celebrated in the...
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- male, deceased (1346)
- Saint Gregory of Sinai (1260s-1346) was instrumental in the emergence of "technical" (Athonite) Hesychasm on Athos in the early 14th century. Born...
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