St. John Cassian

c. 360–435 ADNicene3 works on Theoria2 with audio

Monk and theologian who brought Eastern monastic wisdom to the West through his Conferences and Institutes

Works available to read

On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestoriusc. 429 ADCassian's Christological defense of orthodox teaching against Nestorius, written at the request of the Roman archdeacon Leo.
The Conferencesc. 426–429 ADTwenty-four conversations with the Desert Fathers of Egypt on the spiritual life, prayer, and monastic practice. A foundational text of Western monasticism and contemplative Christianity.
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faultsc. 420 ADCassian's practical manual of cenobitic discipline and the eight principal faults, foundational for later monastic spirituality.

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