The Ladder of Divine Ascent

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The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian spiritual treatise
Eastern Christian text
ascetical work
monastic literature
associatedFeast Sunday of St. John Climacus
associatedMonastery Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
author John Climacus
linked to: St. John Climacus

John Sinaites
John of the Ladder
basedOn Genesis 28:12
centralTheme ascetic practice
contemplative prayer
spiritual ascent toward union with God
centuryWritten 7th century
containsStep detachment
discernment
dispassion
exile
humility
meekness
obedience
prayer
remembrance of death
renunciation of the world
repentance
stillness
emphasizes humility as foundation of virtues
tears of repentance
unceasing prayer
watchfulness
finalStep love
genre monastic rule commentary
spiritual guidance
iconography Christ at the top of the ladder
demons pulling monks from the ladder
ladder from earth to heaven with monks ascending
influenceOn Byzantine spirituality
Eastern Orthodox monasticism
inspiredBy Jacob's Ladder
linked to: Jacob's ladder
liturgicalUse read during Great Lent in some monasteries
originalLanguage Greek
placeWritten Sinai Peninsula
primaryAudience Christian ascetics
monks
purpose describe stages of the spiritual life
guide monks to spiritual perfection
religiousTradition Eastern Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
linked to: Oriental Orthodoxy
stepCount 30
structure 30 steps

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St. John Climacus majorWork The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Sucevița Monastery wallPaintingTheme Ladder of Divine Ascent
linked to: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
John of the Ladder knownFor The Ladder of Divine Ascent
John of the Ladder mainWork The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) commemorates The Ladder of Divine Ascent
Fourth Sunday of Great Lent (Byzantine Rite) honorsWork The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon) basedOn The Ladder of Divine Ascent (treatise)
linked to: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent (icon) relatedWork The Ladder of Divine Ascent (book by St. John Climacus)
linked to: The Ladder of Divine Ascent
John Scholasticus of Sinai notableWork The Ladder of Divine Ascent