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− | Evagrius Stillness | + | '''Evagrius the Solitary''' (c. 346-399) was an Egyptian monastic, and one of the earliest spiritual writers on [[asceticism]] in the Christian eremitic tradition. He is also called '''Evagrius of Pontus''' or '''Evagrius Ponticus'''. Some of his works are included in the ''[[Philokalia]]''. |
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+ | ==Life== | ||
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+ | ==Works== | ||
+ | *On Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life | ||
+ | *On Discrimination in respect of Passions and Thoughts | ||
+ | *On Watchfulness | ||
+ | *On Prayer: 153 Texts | ||
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+ | ==Quotations== | ||
+ | *Whoever loves true prayer and yet becomes angry or resentful is his own enemy. He is like a man who wants so see clearly and yet inflicts damage on his own eyes. –''Treatise on Prayer'', 64 | ||
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+ | *Whether you pray with brethren or alone, try to pray not simply as a routine, but with conscious awareness of your prayer. Conscious awareness of prayer is concentration accompanied by reverence, compunction and distress of soul as it confesses its sin with inward sorrow. -unknown work | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Philokalia]] | ||
+ | *[[Origen]] | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | *[http://www.hermitary.com/solitude/evagrius.html Evagrius Ponticus: On Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life] | ||
+ | *[http://students.cua.edu/16kalvesmaki/EvagPont Evagrius Ponticus: Monastic Theologian] | ||
+ | *[http://www.ccel.org/w/wace/biodict/htm/iii.v.lix.htm Evagrius Ponticus] from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library | ||
+ | *[http://home.versatel.nl/chotki/a_life_of_evagrius_of_pontus.htm A Life of Evagrius of Pontus] | ||
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+ | [[Category:Asceticism]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Monastics]] |
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Evagrius the Solitary (c. 346-399) was an Egyptian monastic, and one of the earliest spiritual writers on asceticism in the Christian eremitic tradition. He is also called Evagrius of Pontus or Evagrius Ponticus. Some of his works are included in the Philokalia.
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Life
Works
- On Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life
- On Discrimination in respect of Passions and Thoughts
- On Watchfulness
- On Prayer: 153 Texts
Quotations
- Whoever loves true prayer and yet becomes angry or resentful is his own enemy. He is like a man who wants so see clearly and yet inflicts damage on his own eyes. –Treatise on Prayer, 64
- Whether you pray with brethren or alone, try to pray not simply as a routine, but with conscious awareness of your prayer. Conscious awareness of prayer is concentration accompanied by reverence, compunction and distress of soul as it confesses its sin with inward sorrow. -unknown work
See also
External Links
- Evagrius Ponticus: On Asceticism and Stillness in the Solitary Life
- Evagrius Ponticus: Monastic Theologian
- Evagrius Ponticus from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- A Life of Evagrius of Pontus
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