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On this day: St. John Climacus

On this day we commemorate St. John Climacus. The word Climacus means "of the Ladder". St. John is known for his book, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, Paulist Press, 1982. The book has been translated ...
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St. John of the Ladder (Climacus)

St. John Climacus is honored by the Church as a great ascetic and as the author of a remarkable work entitled, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, and therefore he has been named “Climacus,” or “of the ...
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Soul Provider: Making old spirituality new -- Part 1

Visiting St. Catherine’s Monastery in the Sinai desert, Fr. Beck tells Tom Fox, he was inspired by an icon of the Ladder of Divine Ascent, which had been inspired by St. John Climacus’ 7th century ...
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Conservation of Jerzy Nowosielski's polychromes in Warsaw's St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church

Jerzy Nowosielski's polychrome paintings can be found in St. John Climacus's Orthodox Church in Warsaw's Wola district. Harking back to Byzantine art, the paintings cover parts of the side walls and ...