Key facts
- Born
- c. 579 AD , Syria
- Died
- March 649 (aged 69 – 70), Mount Sinai
- Venerated in
- Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church
- Feast
- 30 March, Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
- Attributes
- Clothed as a monk , sometimes with an Abbot 's paterissa (crozier), sometimes holding a copy of his Ladder
- Major works
- The Ladder of Divine Ascent
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Byzantine Empire
- Place of birth
- Syria
- Place of death
- Mount Sinai
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Position held
- abbot
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Religion
- Christianity
- Notable work
- The Ladder of Divine Ascent
- Image
- Święci Jan Klimak, Jerzy Zwycięski i Błażej. Nowogrodzka Szkoła Malarstwa Ikonowego, XIII wiek.jpg
- Work location
- Sinai Peninsula
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- lifestyle
- mysticism
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- John Climacus
- date of birth
- 0579-01-01
- date of death
- 0649-01-01
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- feast day
- March 30
- name in native language
- Ἰωάννης τῆς Κλίμακος
- writing language
- Latin
- Commons Creator page
- John Climacus
- different from
- Sanctus Ioannes
- end of work period
- 0700-00-00
- start of work period
- 0600-00-00
- P13311
- San Pietro di Cadore
- P8168
- Stary Kyzyl-Yar
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Encyclopedic overview
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