person
John Cassian
Also known as Johannes Cassianus
high
- born. 360high · Wikidata P569
- died. 435high · Wikidata P570
Monk (d. c. 435) who brought Egyptian desert teaching to Gaul in his Institutes and Conferences.
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John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman, was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings. Cassian is noted for his role in bringing the ideas and practices of early Christian monasticism to the medieval West.
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- Institutes · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- Conferences · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
- On the Incarnation of the Lord (Against Nestorius) · New Advent FathersPublic-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
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- Conferences · John Cassian (c. 360-c. 435)Accessed 2026-11-12 · Public-domain translation; New Advent site edition copyright Kevin Knight. Link, do not mirror.
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- Q313795
- VIAF 7408676
- Library of Congress n82220110
- Trismegistos author 170
- Perseus 326
- Pinakes 623
- Catholic Encyclopedia 03404a
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