Sometimes called Scholasticus or the Sinaita. Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia on the sixth-century Syrian abbot of Mt. Sinai. He is called "Climacus" because he wrote the spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," "Klimax" being the Greek for "ladder."
From Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints.
Short biography, by Karen Rae Keck.
Short overview of the life of St. John Climacus and his importance in the Orthodox Church.
Biography, with some quotes from his writings.
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