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Evagrius Ponticus ( Greek: Εὐάγριος ὁ Ποντικός ), also called Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD), was a Christian monk and ascetic from Heraclea, a city on the coast of Bithynia in Asia Minor. One of the most influential theologians in the late fourth-century church, he was well known as a thinker, polished speaker, and gifted writer.
Evagrius Ponticus (born 346, Ibora, Pontus—died 399, Cellia, Nitrian Desert, Egypt) was a Christian mystic and writer whose development of a theology of contemplative prayer and asceticism laid the groundwork for a tradition of spiritual life in both Eastern and Western churches.
Mar 25, 2021 · In the fourth century, a Christian monk named Evagrius Ponticus wrote down what’s known as the “eight evil thoughts”: gluttony, lust, avarice, anger, sloth, sadness, vainglory and pride....
The Life of Evagrius Ponticus. Evagrius (345–399) was son of a chorbishop of Ibora in Pontus, not far from the family estates of Basil the Great, who ordained him a reader, 371 or later. Evagrius accompanied Gregory of Nazianzus to Constantinople, where he was made archdeacon and participated in the Second Ecumenical Council (381).
This Guide provides extensive lists of Evagrius's works, of editions and translations of those works, and of studies related to his life and thought. It includes an inventory of key ancient sources that refer to Evagrius and a display of imagery from the ancient world. The Guide is updated annually.
Writings of Evagrius Ponticus. The works of Evagrius, few of which are preserved entire in Greek, survive haphazardly: in anthologies; in quotations; in ancient Syriac, Armenian, or Latin translations; or in pseudonymous collections ascribed to more acceptable authors, such as St. Basil or St. Nilus.
Aug 6, 2012 · Evagrius Ponticus (c. 346-399) was an Egyptian monastic, and one of the earliest spiritual writers on asceticism in the Christian eremitic tradition. He is also called Evagrius of Pontus or Evagrius the Solitary.
