John Cassian | |
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Church Father Theologian, Monk | |
Born | c. 360[1] Scythia Minor, Roman Empire |
Died | c. 435 Massilia, Gallia Narbonensis, Western Roman Empire |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | Monastery of St Victor, Marseille |
Feast | East: February 29th (28th non-leap years) West: July 23 |
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John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (Latin: Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, Ioannus Cassianus, or Ioannes Massiliensis;[2] Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; c. AD 360 – c. 435), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings.[3] Cassian is noted for his role in bringing the ideas and practices of early Christian monasticism to the medieval West.