John Cassian (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Maurice Hassett · 1913
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John Cassian was a monk and ascetic writer who first brought the rules of Eastern monasticism into the West. Born probably in Provence about 360, he visited the holy places of Palestine as a youth with his friend Germanus. He took monastic vows at Bethlehem. He then spent years among the solitaries of the Egyptian desert, collecting the material for his two chief works.
His Institutes and Conferences set out Egyptian monastic practice for Western readers. From Egypt he went to Constantinople, where St. John Chrysostom made him deacon and keeper of his cathedral treasures. After Chrysostom's expulsion he carried the Constantinople clergy's appeal to Pope Innocent I at Rome, where he was likely ordained priest. About 415 he settled at Marseilles and founded two monasteries, one for men above the tomb of St. Victor, shaping Western monastic life until his death about 435.
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| CREATOR | Maurice Hassett |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |