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Our Righteous Father John of Sinai, author of "The Ladder of Divine Ascent" - http://home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/climacus.htm
Short overview of the life of St. John Climacus and his importance in the Orthodox Church. |
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St. John Climacus - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08457a.htm
Sometimes called Scholasticus or the Sinaita. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia on the sixth-century Syrian abbot of Mt. Sinai. He is called "Climacus" because he wrote the spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," "Klimax" being the Greek for "ladder." |
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St. John Climacus, Abbot - http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CLIMACUS.htm
From Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints. |
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The Ecole Glossary: John Climacus - http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/glossary/climacus.html
Short biography, by Karen Rae Keck. |