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CASSIAN, JOHN (c. 365–c. 435), monastic leader, founder of ascetic theology in the Latin church. According to Gennadius of Marseilles, John Cassian came from Scythia Minor (modern-day Dobruja), a province of the early Byzantine empire. Born of a...
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Cassian, John : Medieval France
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(d. 435). Essentially nothing is known of the early life of this important figure in the development of Christian monasticism in southern France. Born probably in the Roman province of Scythia Minor (present-day Romania), Cassian appears ca. 385 as a...
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Saint John Cassian (ca. 360 – 435) (Latin: Jo(h)annes Eremita Cassianus, Joannus Cassianus, or Joannes Massiliensis) or John Cassian the Roman, is a Christian theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern Churches for his mystical writings. He...


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